India’s major ODI success can be credited mainly to the efforts of their magnificent batsmen, who have been instrumental behind India’s restructuring as a limited-overs powerhouse. In recent years, one individual who deserves a lot of credit for India’s great run in ODIs is Shikhar Dhawan. The Delhi opener often doesn’t get the credit he deserves, as all the limelight remains on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the two flamboyant boys of the setup.
Along with the right-handed duo, Dhawan too has been a genuine match winner for the Men in Blue in the last few years. As a matter of fact, Dhawan’s proficiency to score and score big can be judged by the fact he is the fastest Indian to get to 1000 and 3000 career ODI runs. Today, as he turns a year older, we look back at his top 5 knocks in India colors: