Delhi Capitals' (DC) Shikhar Dhawan said that he consciously tried to keep the strike rate up during Sunday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings (PBKS).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dhawan smashed 92 off just 49 balls to help DC chase down a target of 196 with six wickets and 10 balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was a conscious effort from my side (to increase strike rate) and I started taking more risks. I'm not afraid of changes. I'm always open towards changes and I make sure I give it a good try in the nets and then in the games. I'm not scared of getting out as well," said Dhawan in the post-match presentation ceremony in which he was declared player of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I've worked on the leg-side shots, coming in the crease, using the pace of the bowler. Depends who's bowling and what plans I make for them. My slog shot has improved. It was there before as well, but now it's (more frequent)," said Dhawan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
DC captain Rishabh Pant said that the bowlers did a good job of keeping PBKS down to a total of 195\/4. They looked set to score well over 200 runs during captain KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal's opening partnership of 122 runs in 13 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Coming from a loss, winning the next match was important. I have already started enjoying captaincy. But we were under pressure at the start, the wicket was not doing much. Bowlers did a good job keeping them to 190," said Pant.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/04\/conscious-effort-to-increase-strike-rate,-not-afraid-to-get-out-shikhar-dhawan-.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Conscious Effort To Increase Strike Rate, Not Afraid To Get Out: Shikhar Dhawan ", "alt_title": "Shikhar Dhawan", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Conscious Effort To Increase Strike Rate, Not Afraid To Get Out: Shikhar Dhawan", "seo_desc": "DC's Shikhar Dhawan is trying to increase his strike rate in T20s on Cricketnmore. ", "seo_keywords": "IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals, Shikhar Dhawan", "tag": "", "tagging": "IPL 2021,Delhi Capitals,Shikhar Dhawan,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "conscious-effort-to-increase-strike-rate-not-afraid-to-get-out-shikhar-dhawan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2069", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-04-19 09:57:40", "updated": "2021-04-19 09:58:35", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Shikhar Dhawan, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, IPL 2021, DC, PBKS, Dhawan Strike Rate", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-04-19 09:57:40", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-04-19 09:57:40", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/conscious-effort-to-increase-strike-rate-not-afraid-to-get-out-shikhar-dhawan-74551" }