NZ vs IND: Shikhar Dhawan joins Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli

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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