Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli? Shikhar Dhawan reveals his favourite batting partner during launch of his autobiography

Shikhar Dhawan recently launched his autobiography titled ‘The One: Cricket, My Life and More’.

Former Indian Cricket Team opener Shikhar Dhawan has revealed his favourite batting partner between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The left-handed batsman announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in August 2024.

Dhawan has been one of the greatest openers to play for India, featuring in a total of 34 tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is. He played a crucial role in India’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, where he won the Player of the Match award in the final.

Rohit and Dhawan were a dominating opening pair for India in the last decade, shattering many batting records. In his last few years of career, Dhawan was only active in ODIs and eventually lost his opening slot to Shubman Gill ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

I feel happy: Shikhar Dhawan on launching his autobiography

Recently, the former Indian opener launched his autobiography titled ‘The One: Cricket, My Life and More’. In an exclusive chat with Khelnow, the 40-year-old revealed that he has been fond of reading books.

“It doesn’t seem that I can read books just by looking at me. I am fond of reading books. I have been fond of it for the past year. I have a consistency in reading books. I feel that it is very important. You get a lot of knowledge from it. It’s a great routine for me,” he said.

Speaking about his autobiography, Dhawan said that he has shared his life stories that will benefit the readers.

“I feel very happy that my book launched so well. I am very thankful to God that I my book launched so well. I have written all my life stories in it. Whether it is about my childhood or my cricketing career. My ups and downs. I have written all my inner stories in the book. And there are lots of stories which will benefit a lot of people out there,” he added.

Notably, the batting legend runs an educational academy, Da One Sports, which provides education and cricket training to students. Speaking about the motivation behind his academy, he revealed that they provide guidance and training to students to become champion players.

“Absolutely. God has given me so much success and fame. So, it is very important to use it in the right way. We provide education to the children through the foundation. We make the school tech-friendly. We provide education to the students. One of the biggest projects is that we make the school tech-friendly. In sports, we make academies,” he said.

“We provide training and mentorship to the students. How to become a champion player so that the students learn discipline and teamwork. And it is very good for health. All these things are there. Along with that, there is mentorship,” he added.

When asked about whom he enjoyed batting with the most between Rohit and Kohli, Dhawan said, “I liked to bat with both of them. Such a legendary partnership with both of them. I enjoyed it a lot with both of them,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, both Kohli and Rohit announced their retirement from test cricket earlier this year. They are active only in ODIs, with their next focus to play for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.

The duo showed a wonderful batting form in the previous two ODI series against Australia and South Africa. While Rohit won the Player of the Series award against Australia, Kohli won the POTS award against the Proteas.

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