India vs South Africa 2019: 3 Indian players who must perform in the T20I series

#1 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan

If there is anyone in the Team India who is desperate for a good show in the upcoming T20 series against South Africa, that could be Shikhar Dhawan. His stats in T20I cricket in recent time has not been that great and has struggled to find form in the last few series.

Dhawan has not had the greatest of runs in the ongoing year, beginning with a thumb injury that ruled him out of the 2019 World Cup. Dhawan returned to the fold as part of the series against West Indies but look far from being comfortable at the top of the order as he scored just 27 runs from three matches.

Given the fact that KL Rahul will be looking on from the benches in the hope of landing the opener's spot in the upcoming games, Dhawan will certainly need to fire in order to ensure that he keeps the spot.

Rahul averages 42.81 in the T20 format at a strike rate of 148.11 and his credentials in this format certainly look good for him to feature in the side in the near future. This series could be the last opportunity for Dhawan as India's first-choice opener in T20 cricket since a failure in the series may allow Rahul to cement his spot in the playing XI ahead of the southpaw.