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India Vs Sri Lanka: David Warner hails Shikhar Dhawan for his carnage at Galle

He's a destructive opening batsman himself but Australia's David Warner on Wednesday (July 26) hailed Shikhar Dhawan for his explosive batting performance against Sri Lanka.

New Delhi, July 26: He's a destructive opening batsman himself but Australia's David Warner on Wednesday (July 26) hailed Shikhar Dhawan for his explosive batting performance against Sri Lanka.

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Warner, who is presently in conflict with Cricket Australia over pay dispute between cricketers and board, took to his Twitter handle to laud the innings of his IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate.

India Vs Sri Lanka: David Warner hails Shikhar Dhawan for his carnage at Galle

"Well played to @SDhawan25 awesome to see him go well. Love Sri Lanka what a place," wrote the Aussie on his Twitter handle.

Both Dhawan and Warner open for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian domestic cricket league.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan played a ferocious knock of 190 off just 168 balls on the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. The last time when Dhawan played at Galle in 2015, the southpaw had slammed a ton as well, which makes him a happy hunting ground for the Delhi-lad.

The left-handed batsman registered his highest Test score and shared a huge 253-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara to guide India to commanding position.

Dhawan, who was dropped on 31, fell short of his his maiden double hundred by just 10 runs after he tried to take the aerial route but ended up giving a simple catch to mid-off. He played a whirlwind knock as his runs came off just 168 balls with the help of 31 boundaries.

Dhawan tormented the Lankan bowling attack as he scored 126 runs in the second session before getting dismissed at the stroke of tea. The left-handed opener reached his fifth Test century in 110 balls during which he hit 16 fours.

Dhawan scored at an impressive strike rate of 91.81 until then, and only accelerated once he crossed this landmark. In total, he scored at a strike rate of 113.09 during his stay at the crease.

He reached 150 off 147 balls with another eight boundaries as India crossed 200 in the 41st over. The left-handed batsman unleashed a plethora of sweep shots against the Lankan spinners as the home team looked clueless.

Dhawan crossed his previous best score of 187 (against Australia scored at Mohali in March 2013) but gifted his wicket away with a miscued shot straight to Angelo Mathews at mid-off off Nuwan Pradeep.

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:55 [IST]
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