IND vs ENG: Pressure Builds On Shikhar Dhawan To Retain His Spot In India's T-20 Squad

Ishan Kishan's success as an opener may put pressure on Shikhar Dhawan to retain his place in the India team ahead of the T20 World Cup that is scheduled to be held in October-November this year i

Barring a 153 against Maharashtra, his stint in the recent Vijay Hazare one-dayers was largely unfruitful. His scores in the domestic one-day tournament were 0, 6, 0, 153, and 44. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament that preceded it, he got scores of 23, 5, 77, and 0.

Prior to the Australia tour, Dhawan however had a productive Indian Premier League (IPL) season making 618 runs at an average of over 44 with two centuries and four fifties.

Former India cricketer M.S.K. Prasad, who was chairman of the previous selection committee, however, said that Dhawan cannot be written off in white-ball format.

"Unfortunately he is not getting the runs. But he will definitely be in contention for a spot in the T20 World Cup. He cannot be written off in white-ball format. He has been a phenomenal and proven performer," Prasad told IANS.

Prasad though added that the healthy headache India is facing with youngsters coming in and performing doesn't allow anyone even if it is the experienced Dhawan to let his guard down.