Handed captaincy for the Sri Lanka tour, Shikhar Dhawan’s idea of leadership is all about keeping the flock together and in a good state of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The left-handed opener was given the reins of the team after Virat Kohli and other key players were sent to England for the WTC Final against New Zealand and the five-Test series against the hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sri Lanka’s limited overs tour, comprising of three ODIs and as many T20s, will begin on July 18 in Colombo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is a big achievement for me that I have become the captain of the Indian side. As a leader, my idea is to keep everyone together and happy that is the most important thing,” Dhawan said on Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have got a lovely bunch of boys, great support staff, and we have worked earlier as well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhawan says he shares a good chemistry with legendary Rahul Dravid, who is the head coach for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I have a good relation with Rahul Bhai. When I started playing Ranji Trophy, I played against him, and I have known him since then. When I went to play India A match, I was the captain, and he was the coach, so there was interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When he became the director of NCA, we used to go there for around 20 days, so we had a lot of interaction, and now we have good chemistry. And now that we have the chance to play six matches together, so it will be great fun, and I think we all sync nicely,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selectors have picked many uncapped players, including the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chetan Sakariya, and Dhawan wants the youngsters to enjoy their journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Happy to get the youngsters in the team and see their dreams come true. It’s a big thing that these youngsters have come from their respective home towns with certain dreams, and their dreams are getting fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“And now, they should enjoy the journey which landed them in team India, and they should know the value of their strength and how to improve it,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhawan said that both the seniors and youngsters from the squad will learn from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There are seniors in the team, so the youngsters will learn from them, and we will get to learn from the youngsters. Whenever I meet the youngsters they often have new ways of thinking, and I try to learn things which will help us,” Dhawan signed off.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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