Punjab Kings (PBKS) opener Shikhar Dhawan was in his best form against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium in the IPL 2022 encounter on Monday. This led to former India coach Ravi Shastri lauding the Delhi cricketer.

The Punjab Kings opener scored an unbeaten 88 runs in his 200th IPL match, helping PBKS beat CSK by 11 runs. He also achieved the milestones of 9000 T20 runs and 6000 IPL runs.

With his innings, he surpassed Rohit to become the IPL's all-time top run-scorer against a single opponent.

Shastri was impressed with Dhawan's attitude and calculated approach in the game when he spoke to Star Sports after the play.

He also stated that, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma receive all the praises, Dhawan has remained a serious cricketer who deserves all of the achievements he has made in the game.

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“He measured what he had to do by reading the conditions, seeing what the pitch had to offer, see what his role was, the shot selection, playing around with the field, choosing the right bowler to hit and the reason why I feel he spoke beautifully is that it showed his mindset and the way he has adapted himself over the years.

I call him a gun player because in this country most of the accolades have gone to Rohit and Virat but this man has been a serious player right in between there. And he deserves all the accolades for 6000 runs, 200 games, Man of the Match award, finishing off in style and like he said he has started advising youngsters,” he said. 

 Dhawan is now amongst the IPL 2022 highest run-getters with 302 runs in eight innings, but Rohit and Kohli continue to struggle with their form.