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- Updated: July 22, 2016
India opener Shikhar Dhawan had gone eight Test innings without a 50-plus score, before his 84 in the first innings of the Antigua Test. He had been susceptible in the channel outside off, often reaching for the ball with his hands, on earlier tours to England and Australia. At the training camp in Bangalore, ahead of the departure to the Caribbean, Dhawan had focused on his feet movement and judgement against away-going deliveries outside off, with batting coach Sanjay Bangar placing a fourth stump just outside off.
The workout seemed to have reaped immediate reward, with Dhawan showing restraint outside off and laying the platform for India’s 302 for 4 on the first day. He was tested by fast bowler Shannon Gabriel – who had M Vijay nicking behind with a prancing delivery – in a fiery first spell, but Dhawan survived by adhering to attrition over attack.
“I think opening is the toughest work and you need a big heart for it,” Dhawan said. “New wicket, new ball and they bowl with full energy and as an opener your technique should also be good because you have to leave a lot of balls and …
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