
Shikhar Dhawan became the fastest Indian opener to reach the 6000-run mark in ODI cricket, crossing the milestone in the series opener against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.
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The Indian skipper went past former India captain Sourav Ganguly (160 innings) and Rohit Sharma (200 innings) to reach the landmark in 140 innings.
See how his teammates are pouring wishes on his becoming the fastest Indian opener!
All the best captain @SDhawan25 and Team india for the series against @OfficialSLC from today..players to watch out for @ishankishan51 @surya_14kumar @deepak_chahar9 @imkuldeep18
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 18, 2021
A thoroughly convincing win for Team India. A calm , composed captain’s Innings from @SDhawan25 . Prithvi Shaw , Ishan Kishan were brilliant with their strokeplay, and so was Surya Kumar Yadav at the end. Fantastic win #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/o9OWj1RuMU
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 18, 2021
What a Brilliant show case of Team effort, everyone have contributed equally specially Birthday boy and Debutant @ishankishan51
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) July 18, 2021
Innings of @SDhawan25 @PrithviShaw
Bowling of @imkuldeep18@deepak_chahar9@yuzi_chahal@krunalpandya24#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/3VN9UGb2fn
Dhawan is now the second-fastest opener in the world to cross the feat behind Hashim Amla, who went past the mark in just 126 innings. Dhawan is fourth on the all-time list behind Amla (126), Virat Kohli (136) and Kane Williamson (139).