Dhawan was retained by SRH and is expected to open their innings.
Shikhar Dhawan (Photo: AFP)
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan, who has been retained by David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad for the eleventh edition of Indian Premier League, believes that IPL can be the platform for youngsters to get noticed and make it the Indian national team.
However, Dhawan was quick to warn the young players that their focus should be on performing rather than on India selection.
“IPL is a platform for players to get noticed and maybe make it to the Indian team but the focus should be on performance rather than thinking about India selection,” Dhawan told reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event.
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Earlier, in the much-talked-about Indian Premier League players’ auction event, Dhawan was retained by SRH and is expected to open their innings along with Australian David Warner.
Talking about the upcoming season of the cash-rich league, Shikhar Dhawan said it is going to be exciting.
“IPL is going to be exciting. It’s a fresh season and we have so many new faces and the team looks good. Hopefully, I will be fresh and fit to perform,” Dhawan said.
Sunrisers Hyderabad final squad: David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Kane Williamson, Carlos Brathwaite, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Tanmay Agarwal
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