TIL Desk Sports/ Shikhar Dhawan was left hurt after being dropped from the Indian Test team but says he remained confident of making his way back into the longest format sooner than later. The left-hander scored a career-best 190 off 168 balls on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka to guide India to 399/3 at stumps.
After day’s play, Dhawan recalled the time when he was not part of the Test team. “When I had that lean patch, I knew that if I wasn t going to score runs, I could get out of the side. Of course I felt that pressure at that moment and when I got out of the Test side, it hurt me, said Dhawan.
“But then, I moved on and I started playing domestic cricket for Delhi and I was enjoying myself there. One thing about me is that I don t like to be sad all the time. I like to be happy and so I was enjoying myself over there and knew that if things have to come, they will come my way.
“I don t want to run around things too much. I am going to keep doing my work and follow my process. I love doing my fitness drills and work on my skill level. I knew if it has to come, it will come.” Dhawan was not part of the original squad but was brought in after an injured Murali Vijay pulled out of the series last minute.
