Top 5 knocks by Shikhar Dhawan in ICC tournaments

Modified Jun 01, 2017 18:36 IST

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Shikhar Dhawan of India bats during the International Twenty20 match between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 31, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) — Shikhar Dhawan will once again be a crucial player in India's Champions Trophy campaign

#1 100 (85) vs Ireland (ICC World Cup, March 2015, Hamilton)

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 10: Shikhar Dhawan of India celebrates after scoring a century during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Ireland and India at Seddon Park on March 10, 2015 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) — Dhawan hit his second hundred of ICC 2015 World Cup against Ireland in Hamilton

India's qualification was all but ensured in the 2015 World Cup by the time they took on Ireland. The determined Irish - led by Niall O'Brien's 75 - set 260 for victory. Dhawan once again stepped up in the chase with a typically belligerent innings in the company of his opening partner Rohit Sharma. The duo put on a 174-run opening stand that effectively put Ireland out of the game.

Dhawan's half-century came off 54 balls as he played second fiddle to Rohit. Once he crossed the landmark, Dhawan unleashed himself on the hapless Irish bowlers, slamming his second fifty off 31 balls with four of his five sixes coming in the second half.

*Dhawan finished the 2015 World Cup as the fifth leading run-scorer with 412 runs at an average of 51.50 and a strike rate of 91.75.