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India vs South Africa 2019: After West Indies debacle Shikhar Dhawan expects to play key role in T20 World Cup
Shikhar Dhawan scored a half century for India A against South Africa in the fourth unofficial ODI at Trivandrum
Shikhar Dhawan finally found some form as he scored a half-century for India A in the fourth unofficial one-day match against South Africa A. He said that he enjoyed the innings and felt that it was a good practice for him ahead of the T20 series against South Africa later this month.
"I enjoyed it. I was hitting the ball in the middle and it was good that I scored a half-century as well after coming into the India A squad after a long time. It was a good practice for me before the upcoming series against South Africa. I am not part of the Test team so I had enough rest and there is nothing like going out in the middle and playing."
Dhawan, who missed out on majority of the games in the ICC World Cup 2019, did not have the best possible return to international cricket against West Indies. He registered scores of 1, 23 and 3 in the T20Is before making 2 and 36 in the ODIs.
However, he feels that he will be a key part of India's T20 World Cup campaign next year.
"Absolutely, I am looking forward to scoring a lot of runs for India and be a consistent performer in the next T20 World Cup. As long as I keep performing and enjoying the game I think I will be there. The more I play, the more confident I become. Looking at the workload, I think I had enough of practice and match practice as well."
Shikhar Dhawan seems to be enjoying his time with the India A team.
"These boys have been doing well and I'm a fun loving and easy going guy. So I can mingle with anyone. We have a good laugh together and we've been having dinner together, which has created a bonding. On the field, they ask something, whatever knowledge I have I share."
The three match T20I series against South Africa commences on 15th September.
