#9 Shikhar Dhawan

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan maybe a bit of an unorthodox player at times but one thing that stands out in his batting is his timing. Although he is also a savage cutter of the ball against fast bowlers, he can also make them tear their hair out with his impeccable sense of timing and the cover drives that he unleashes quite frequently is probably the best exhibition of this gift.
In addition to that, the 'pick up' shot that Dhawan plays over square leg also requires the player to hit the ball at just the right time and rarely does he ever mistime that difficult shot.
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