Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan granted divorce from Aesha Mukerji as court upholds his allegations of mental cruelty
Judge Harish Kumar of Patiala House Courts accepted all the claims made by Dhawan in his divorce petition, as his wife did not contest the allegations or defend herself.
2nd ODI: 'Not the first time we have lost first game', Shikhar Dhawan confident about India's comeback
"Of course, we're very, very confident about tomorrow's game. This is not the first time we have lost the first game in a series. This is quite normal, we know how to bounce back from these situations," Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan said in the pre-match press conference.
Shikhar to lead India in ODIs on Zimbabwe tour; Chahar, Sundar return, Tripathi called up
The 36-year old Dhawan, who had also led India recently and guided them to a 3-0 series whitewash in West Indies, will captain once again in absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for Zimbabwe ODI's. Apart from Rohit, most of the regular ODI members -- Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Shami -- have also been given rest.
India cruise to ODI series sweep over West Indies
There were plenty of delays during India's innings, with the visitors forced to hit out late after a weather break saw the match initially reduced to 40 overs per side. Another rain delay at the end of the 36th over saw India's innings completed even earlier, with the visitors posting a decent total of 225/3 from their allotted overs.
Shikhar Dhawan acclimatised to the conditions quicker than others: Shreyas Iyer
Dhawan became the first player to score back to back centuries in the IPL with an unbeaten 106 off 61 balls as he pulled DC to 164/5. The rest of the DC players scored a combined 54 runs off 59 balls with Shreyas' 14 being the joint second highest score behind Dhawan's alongwith Pant.
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