LUCKYSPIRE

Shikhar Dhawan

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian batter who has played for India Cricket across ODIs, T20 Internationals and Tests, and for multiple IPL franchises including Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Deccan Chargers. He has appeared in 479 matches across all formats, scoring 17,376 runs at a batting average of 38.53 and a career strike rate of 100.05. His primary competition by matches played is the Indian Premier League, and his most recent appearances came in the Nepal Premier League in December 2024, where he registered scores of 72 not out off 51 balls and 45 off 41 in back-to-back games.

Matches
0
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Explore Full Stats
Sunrisers HyderabadSunrisers HyderabadDelhi CapitalsDelhi CapitalsPunjab KingsPunjab KingsMumbai IndiansMumbai Indians
Shikhar Dhawan
Bat Avg
38.5
Bowl Avg
21.0

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Sunrisers Hyderabad · All-Rounder

Recent form

Dhawan's most recent appearances have been split between the Nepal Premier League in December 2024 and the IPL in early 2024. His Nepal Premier League stint produced a 72 not out off 51 balls against

Strongest format

Indian Premier League — With 221 matches and 6,769 runs in the IPL, it is the competition where Dhawan has spent the most time and produced the most volume. A strike rate of

Career stats overview

33 Test · 163 ODI · 283 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

33 matches

2,208
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

163 matches

6,733
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

283 matches

8,435
Runs scored
4
Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

17,376 runs across four formats

Dhawan has accumulated 17,376 runs in 479 matches at a career batting average of 38.53. The bulk of that output spans the IPL, ODIs, T20 Internationals and Tests, making him one of the more prolific accumulators across formats in the modern era.

ODI average of 44.89 is his best format number

Across 163 ODIs, Dhawan averaged 44.89 at a strike rate of 91.51, scoring 6,733 runs. That combination of volume and average puts his ODI record comfortably above his numbers in any other format.

Dominant record against Sri Lanka

In 36 matches against Sri Lanka, Dhawan averaged 61.06 with 2,198 runs to his name. That is his highest average against any major opponent in the data and more than 16 points clear of his next-best opponent average.

IPL: 221 matches, 6,769 runs at a 127-plus strike rate

The IPL is where Dhawan has played the most matches in a single competition, 221 in total, scoring 6,769 runs at a strike rate of 127.09. His IPL average of 36.20 sits a touch below his ODI peak, but the pace of scoring is markedly higher.

Rajiv Gandhi International is his strongest venue

In 49 matches at Rajiv Gandhi International, Hyderabad, Dhawan has scored 1,568 runs at an average of 39.20 and a strike rate of 123.56. No other ground in his record combines that volume with a comparable scoring rate.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams S Dhawan has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

Australia

Matches
46
Runs
1,966

West Indies

Matches
44
Runs
1,399

South Africa

Matches
37
Runs
1,483

Sri Lanka

Matches
36
Runs
2,198

Kolkata Knight Riders

Matches
31
Runs
907

England

Matches
30
Runs
907

Chennai Super Kings

Matches
29
Runs
1,057

Mumbai Indians

Matches
28
Runs
901

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where S Dhawan has turned out most often.

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Matches
49
Runs
1,568
Wickets
2

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Matches
29
Runs
1,012
Wickets
1

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Matches
25
Runs
906

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Matches
20
Runs
757

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Matches
20
Runs
759

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Matches
16
Runs
489

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Matches
15
Runs
464

Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Matches
14
Runs
504

Official profile

Elsewhere on the web

ESPNcricinfo

S Dhawan's profile

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

Photo credits (1)