Cricketer's missed farewells: 11 players who deserved a final match

11. Shikhar Dhawan

India's flamboyant batter Shikhar Dhawan decided to bid adieu to international and domestic cricket on (Saturday) August 24, 2024. The dashing southpaw informed the fans and the cricket fraternity about his decision through a social media post via his official handle. Notably, Dhawan last played a game in the IPL 2024 for Punjab Kings back in April. However, due to sustaining injury, he got ruled out after playing a couple of games.

Speaking of his cricket career, the Delhi-based batter announced his arrival by smacking an explosive century (187-run knock) on his Test debut in 2013. Apart from that, the batter continued to score with consistency in phases in the limited overs format as he has seen ups and downs trajectories during his career.

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In totality, Shikhar Dhawan made 269 appearances for India across the formats, where he scored 24 centuries. In the ODI format, the left-hander featured in 167 ODIs whereby he accumulated 6,793 runs with a decent average of 44.11. During these many games, the batter maintained a strike rate of 91.35. He last played an ODI for India against Bangladesh in December in the year 2022. Hence he surely deserved a proper farewell game for a player of his calibre.