Shikhar Dhawan 6000 runs: Shikhar Dhawan RECORD: ‘Gabbar’ bat did amazing, became 10th Indian player to do so, Shikhar Dhawan becomes sixth Indian batsman to score 6000 ODI runs

The Indian team of limited overs cricket, which went on a tour of Sri Lanka, started its campaign with the first ODI against the hosts on Sunday. Due to the presence of legends like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in England, the captaincy was handed over to Shikhar Dhawan, popularly known as ‘Gabbar’, for the tour of Sri Lanka. First of all, he has become the oldest Indian player to debut ODI captaincy as soon as he enters this match. He did this feat at the age of 35 years and 225 days. But after that when he came out to bat, he made another record in his name.

When Shikhar Dhawan came to play in this match, he needed 23 runs to complete his 6000 runs in ODI cricket. In the beginning, Prithvi Shaw batted with a bang, then Shikhar Dhawan kept his bat calm at that time but after the dismissal of Shaw (43 runs), Dhawan gradually increased the pace of his innings.

As soon as Shikhar Dhawan reached the 23-run mark, he made a new record in his name. He has become the 10th player to score 6000 runs in international ODI cricket for India.

These are the top 10 Indian players who have scored 6000+ runs in ODI cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 18426 runs
2. Virat Kohli – 12169 runs
3. Sourav Ganguly – 11221 runs
4. Rahul Dravid – 10768 runs
5. Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 10599 runs
6. Mohammad Azharuddin – 9378 runs
7. Rohit Sharma – 9205 runs
8. Yuvraj Singh – 8609 runs
9. Virender Sehwag – 7995 runs
10. Shikhar Dhawan – 6000 runs*

Shikhar Dhawan made his ODI debut in the year 2010. Playing in ODI cricket for India in the last 11 years, Dhawan has scored 6000+ runs in 140 innings of 143 matches during which he has scored 17 centuries with the bat. His best score has been an innings of 143 runs.

In the case of becoming the fastest 6 Hazari, overtook Richards-Root

Shikhar Dhawan has overtaken former West Indies legend Viv Richards and England legend Joe Root to complete the fastest 6000 runs in ODI cricket. Both of them touched the 6000 mark in 141 ODI innings, while Dhawan has done this feat in 140 innings. In this case, the name of former South African batsman Hashim is registered at the top, who completed 6000 runs in 123 balls.