Dhawan scored a fifty against New Zealand [Source: Twitter]
Leading India in New Zealand, skipper Shikhar Dhawan exhibited his class during the first One-Day International (ODI) in Auckland. Dhawan one of India's most consistent ODI players in the recent past achieved another milestone for himself.
The left-handed opener during his knock of 72 runs, also entered an elite list of Indian players who have surpassed 12,000 List-A runs. Thus, Dhawan joins the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, and Yuvraj Singh to became the seventh Indian batter to score 12,000+ List-A runs.
In 162 ODIs, Dhawan has scored 6,744 runs since making his debut in 2010.
Most List-A runs for India
- Sachin Tendulkar - 21,999 in 551 matches
- Sourav Ganguly - 15, 622 in 437 matches
- Rahul Dravid - 15,271 runs in 449 matches
- Virat Kohli - 13,786 runs in 296 matches
- MS Dhoni - 13,353 runs in 423 matches
- Yuvraj Singh - 12,633 runs in 423 matches
- Shikhar Dhawan - 12,025 runs in 297* matches
India managed to score 306 for 7 in their 50 overs, riding on back of a 124-run stand between Dhawan and Shubman Gill up top.
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