“My instinct told me this can be the end of my career” - Shikhar Dhawan on Ishan Kishan’s double century

Former Indian opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has stated that Ishan Kishan’s double century against Bangladesh in 2022 meant that he had to retire from international cricket despite being consistent across white-ball formats of the game.

Notably, in December 2022, Kishan scored 210 runs off 131 balls in an ODI match against Bangladesh, becoming the youngest cricketer to score an ODI double century and the first to convert a maiden ODI century to a double hundred.

After Kishan’s double ton, Dhawan’s inner voice told him that it could be the end of his career. He added that his friends gave him a lot of emotional support at that point in time. However, he revealed that he wasn’t bothered much.

"I was scoring lots of 50s, I didn't score a 100 but I scored lots of 70s. When Ishan Kishan scored that 200, my instinct told me, alright boy, this can be the end of your career. An inner voice came to me. And that's what happened. Then I remember my friends came over to you know, give me that emotional support. They thought that I would be very down. But I was chilling, I was enjoying," Dhawan told Hindustan Times.

Furthermore, Dhawan disclosed that none of his colleagues called or contacted him apart from the former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid. Later, he asserted that he got used to getting dropped from his U14 days.

"No, it doesn't happen that way. Maybe I spoke to Rahul (Dravid) Bhai. He messaged me. Everyone has their own journey and they are doing work or they are on tours, that's something very normal. We are used to it from the age of under 14, this is not the first time I am getting dropped or getting in," he added.

After retiring from all forms of Indian cricket, Dhawan played Nepal Premier League and Legends League Cricket.

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