DTVHINDI“He had no motivation left to play domestic cricket”- Shikhar Dhawan opens up about his retirement
Shikhar Dhawan (Photo Source: LLC) Legendary India opener Shikhar Dhawan has opened up about his decision to retire from all forms of cricket, saying he had no “motivation” left to play domestic cricket or the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhawan, who retired in August at the age of 38, opened up about his decision while speaking on the sidelines of the Legends League Cricket event. Former opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he no longer had the “motivation” to play domestic cricket to make it to the national team and that was the reason he decided to retire from the game last month. “I did not want to play domestic cricket which I started playing at the age of 18 or 19. I did not have the motivation to play this format of cricket,” Dhawan, who is playing in the Legends League tournament, said in an interview to PTI. Shikhar Dhawan dominated the ICC tournament Shikhar Dhawan emerged as one of India’s leading white-ball players, especially in ICC tournaments, where he has the highest average (65.15) among all Indian batsmen. During his illustrious career, he captained the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the 2021 series against Sri Lanka. Dhawan led India in 12 ODIs, winning seven and losing three. “If I look back, in the last two years I was not playing much international cricket and I was only playing the IPL so I was not playing much cricket (overall),” the opener said. Despite his successful tenure as captain, Dhawan’s international career gradually slowed down. He was ignored from the team after the arrival of players like Shubman Gill. Dhawan played his last match for India in December 2022, marking the end of an important era for Indian cricket.
It is true that I am struggling a lot for motivation at the moment: Usman Khawaja
According to Usman Khwaja, he is currently struggling a lot for inspiration. Usman Khawaja (Image Credit- Twitter Australia’s best opening batsman Usman Khawaja has recently revealed that he is very disappointed with the long-running war between Israel and Hamas. Currently, Australia team is playing a three-match test series against Pakistan. According to Usman Khwaja, he is currently struggling a lot for inspiration. Speaking on Fox Cricket, Usman Khawaja said, ‘I don’t do all this at all but this is something that has been troubling me for a long time. Before the Test series against Pakistan, I was playing Sheffield Shield cricket and I was not getting inspiration. I spoke to my wife Rachel and sports psychologist Brent Membrey and Cricket Australia and told them I was really struggling for motivation right now. Let us tell you, Usman Khawaja had written on his shoes before the first Test match against Pakistan, ‘All people are equal.’ However, ICC had refused that Usman Khawaja cannot play in the first test wearing these shoes. Although Usman Khawaja participated in the first Test wearing the same shoes, he hid the message with transparent tape. Usman Khwaja gave a big statement regarding this. Usman Khawaja further said, ‘When I see innocent children and people dying, videos like this impact me a lot. It is great to go out and play cricket but at the moment I am facing a lot of trouble. It’s affecting me a lot. I thought about it a lot and talked to many people but I am not able to forget it at all. Usman Khawaja is fully ready for the third test So far, two Test matches have been played between Australia and Pakistan and both the matches have been won by the hosts. Usman Khawaja has batted well for his team so far but now he desperately needs to make a big score in the third and final Test match. Usman Khawaja will look to bat well in the third Test. This third Test will be David Warner’s last international Test match. He had announced long ago that he would retire from Test cricket after the Test series against Pakistan. 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction
