India opener Shikhar Dhawan isn't worrying about his place in the team. His only focus is to perform and leave the selection to the selectors. He has started to work on his fitness and the 34-year-old aims to play the next T20 World Cup.

Currently, KL Rahul's performance has brought up a competition for Dhawan but the latter is taking it positively. 

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"I am aiming for the World Cup, I am preparing for it. I am working on my fitness. I know whenever an opportunity comes, I should be ready to play. Team selection is not my hands. I want to perform. Over the last 1 year, it's been about getting injured and making comebacks for me. It's part and parcel of the game," Shikhar Dhawan told Irfan Pathan during an Instagram live session.

"My job is to make runs. I think in the last series, I made a fifty after a long time. But before that, I kept making 30s and 40s. Of course, I should be a good impactful player who can give a good start to my team and take my innings forward from there. That's the role I will play for my team."

Dhawan isn't regular in the team currently and injury has a major role to play in it. He had to leave the World Cup 2019 in the middle which was a huge blow for the team.

Now, the veteran batsman is only making efforts to be at his best and give it all. He is aware of the threat his place has in the team after the rise of Rahul, but that doesn't stop him from enjoying the Karnataka batsman's batting.

"Of course, KL Rahul is playing very well. It gives me a lot of joy in watching him bat from the other end. He is on another level. I watched him bat during the Sri Lanka series. It was my comeback. I was at the non-striker's end. He was hitting it all over the park. It was on a different level. I was loving it. He is playing so well. Rohit is playing so well.

"It's a good thing for our team that many batsmen are playing well. The rest is up to the selectors. It's up to them whether they want to take 2 openers or 3. My job is to work hard and give 100 percent. Nothing more than that," Dhawan said.