India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan had to stay away from cricket because of injuries and he focused on his mental strength to heal quickly. Talking to Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues on their show 'Double Trouble', Dhawan said it's important to have a positive approach to recover from injuries.

The India opener's unfortunate injury against Australia had forced him out of the World Cup 2019. "When I got injured against Australia and was ruled out of the World Cup. It didn’t disturb me a lot. I accepted it,” Dhawan told the duo.

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"I work a lot on my emotional health and my processes are strong. I have always healed well from injuries and when I’m doing my rehab or training I always see myself coming back and doing well. I’m always in the happy zone.”

“The more positive my mindset, the better is my recovery,” he said.

Shikhar is one of the coolest cricketers and he knows how to not let the big matches affect him. “I look at it in the same way, I don’t see it differently. The wickets are better for batting in these tournaments and it suits my batting. But even in bilateral series my focus and my process will be the same,” he said.

“The pressure is more in matches against Pakistan as the atmosphere is such. I remember in 2015 in Adelaide there so many people on the walking bridge one day before the match. Before that match, I wasn’t in great form. When I was walking down, someone from the crowd outside stadium told me that I’ll be back in the hut after making just 15 runs. But then I scored 79 and I was happy,” he added.