IND vs SL: Dhawan ‘looking forward’ to making his case for T20 World Cup
Shikhar Dhawan said he wants to personally have a good series against Sri Lanka and strengthen his chances for the T20 World Cup. Dhawan, who is the captain of India’s limited-overs team in Sri Lanka, has seen his place in the T20I team questioned over the past two years.
“It is very important. Of course, any international match has its own impact, and whenever you perform internationally it makes a huge impact,” said Dhawan in a press conference prior to the first T20I.
“So, on a personal note, I am really looking forward to perform over here and make my place more stronger for the World Cup. Then we’ll see how it goes in the future,” he said.
Dhawan said that the team is yet to get any intimation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about players leaving to join the Indian Test team in England. It has been reported that batsmen Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw could join Virat Kohli’s Test team in England after injuries ruled out Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan.
“We haven’t received any news like that yet. If the BCCI, or the management tell us this, then we’ll know. So far, we haven’t received any news about this, so we don’t need to think of changing our strategy,” Dhawan said. But he did agree that Suryakumar could be an useful player in red ball format, too, if he gets a chance.
“He’s batting very well, whether it’s ODIs or T20Is. He has vast experience of domestic cricket too, and he’s a very mature player. “Of course if he gets an opportunity, if the selectors think he should be in the Test team, he’s a very well-equipped technical batsman. He’s a smart batsman, smart thinker of the game. So I’m sure he’ll do very well in any format,” he said.
