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Shikhar Dhawan has returned to his home Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Daredevils after playing six seasons with SunRisers Hyderabad.
In the trade between both the teams ahead of the IPL auctions, Dhawan was bought by Delhi and SRH bagged the services of Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem in place of the opener.
The speculations that Shikhar Dhawan can move to Delhi has been doing the rounds on the internet for quite some time now.
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As per reports in the media, Dhawan was not happy with SRH for not retaining him during the 2018 auction. SRH had retained the services of Australian opener David Warner and pace sensation Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Dhawan was later bought by the team using RTM (Right to Match) in the IPL auction 2018 for a price of 5.2 crore.
Brace yourselves, for he has returned, where it all began!
Welcome Home, Shikhar Dhawan. 🙌#DilDilli #Dhadkega pic.twitter.com/LFGMxs1bEk
— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) November 5, 2018
Talking about Dhawan, Parth Jindal, Director, Delhi Daredevils, said, “We are thrilled at the prospect of having Shikhar turn up in DD colours for the next season of the IPL. Shikhar has had a hugely successful IPL career and will be an invaluable addition to team DD with the wealth of experience he brings. The Delhi fans love seeing their local boys in action and we’re sure they will get lots to cheer for this season with players of Shikhar’s caliber in the team.”
The official twitter handle of SRH also announced the news on Twitter: ” We have traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Daredevils for Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma. We thank Shikhar for his contribution to the team over the years and wish him the very best.”
We have traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Daredevils for Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma. We thank Shikhar for his contribution to the team over the years and wish him the very best. pic.twitter.com/oEqwJ61yw1
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) November 5, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan had played 85 matches for the SRH and scored 2518 runs at an average of 34.49.
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