India vs New Zealand, 2017, 2nd ODI - 5 reasons why India won the match 

#4 Shikhar Dhawan getting back to his best

Dhawan is on a good run of form for India at the top of the order

Shikhar Dhawan is well and truly back. There was a time early on in the year when doubts were cast on India's opening pair but they way Dhawan has responded to his critics has laid those questions to rest.

After his menacing show against Sri Lanka, Dhawan had a minor blip at Mumbai but was back to his best on Wednesday while also making good use of the DRS to survive a close call.

After an aggressive start to his innings, Dhawan showed great composure to build the Indian innings along with Dinesh Karthik to register his first ever ODI half-century against New Zealand.

Dhawan is a joy to watch when in song and Indian cricket fans would be hoping that the left-handed batsman continues his purple patch in the coming matches as well.