India's Shikhar Dhawan celebrates as he reaches his century during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match against the West Indies at The Oval cricket ground
India's Shikhar Dhawan celebrates as he reaches his century during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match against the West Indies at The Oval cricket ground

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 10: Shikhar Dhawan of India celebrates scoring a century as Kevin O'Brien of Ireland looks on during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Ireland and India at Seddon Park on March 10, 2015 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)

  1. 137 vs South Africa – Melbourne, 2015:

Going into the 2015 World Cup, Dhawan was under tremendous pressure, as calls to axe him after a dismal Test and Tri-Series in Australia were doing the rounds. The stylish batsman though, made his critics eat the humble pie, as he began with a half-century against Pakistan. He followed that up with a match winning century against South Africa at Melbourne; where close to 91,000 spectators witnessed his heroics. India had never won against South Africa in World Cups, and this was changed mainly due to the Delhi dasher’s knock, as he scored 137 off 146 deliveries. India eventually won the game by 130 runs, but the innings from Shikhar was more significant than that. Against a top notch bowling attack, the ease with which he scored ensured that his career was simply given a new lease of life.

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