New Zealand vs India 2019: 3 Things we learned from the 1st ODI

#1. Dhawan looks primed to have a sparkling series

Dhawan started the series with a bang

Shikhar Dhawan was sensational in the T20 Series in Australia at the tail-end of 2018. However, he endured a series to forget in the ODI format and failed to convert his starts.

Thus, he arrived in New Zealand with a huge question mark over his form. Yet, like many a time before, he silenced his critics with a superlative display of batting.

Though he was let off by Latham in the formative stage of his innings, Dhawan played an array of masterful strokes The cover drives, the square cuts and the flicks of the pads were flowing and he looked a far cry from the batsmen who struggled in Australia.

Moreover, Dhawan made a technical tweak which resulted in him staying a lot more leg-side of the ball. The change ensured that he didn’t play across the line and also corrected the issue of him falling over to an extent.

With the ball not expected to move a lot in the upcoming games as well, one can envisage the left-hander enjoying a prolific series.

Throughout his career, Dhawan has shown a tendency to score truckloads of runs when in form. Thus, don’t be surprised if the lad from Delhi creates a huge splash against New Zealand.