Who gave the nickname ‘Gabbar’ to Shikhar Dhawan? What is the reason behind it, know everything

New Delhi. Many players in the world of cricket have nicknames. These names reflect the personality, style or behaviour of the player on the ground. In Indian cricket too, many players are known by their nicknames. One of them is Shikhar Dhawan. Team India’s left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan is known as ‘Gabbar’ among fellow players. But the biggest question is how this friendly cricketer’s name got associated with one of Bollywood’s most famous villains. Dhawan openly told about this in an interview that who called him/her by this nickname first.

Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his/her retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday (August 24), had said in an interview, ‘I was playing a Ranji Trophy match. I was fielding at silly point then. When there was a big partnership between the batsmen of the opposition team, my teammates started getting disappointed. Then I shouted, ‘Bahut yaarana hai sugar ke bachche’, after which everyone started laughing. At that time, our Ranji team coach was Vijay Dahiya. he/she named me Gabbar from there. This nickname of mine became so famous that people started knowing me by this name.’ In those days, Dhawan had dialogues from the film Sholay on his/her tongue. During the match, he/she used to speak more dialogues of Sholay’s villain Gabbar Amjad Khan. To break the concentration of the batsmen, he/she used to speak this dialogue of Sholay a lot.

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It is said that to become an elite athlete, one has to be a little selfish. But Shikhar Dhawan has always remained a benevolent player during his/her career filled with many great achievements. his/her positive attitude sometimes seemed irritating. he/she was out of the Indian team for some time. This 38-year-old player compromised with his/her fate and retired from all forms of cricket. In the best days of his/her career, he/she proved the best bowlers helpless and surprised them with his/her batting.

Cricket Career of Shikhar Dhawan
his/her performance during the Test debut was memorable. But Dhawan also made his/her mark in ODIs. In which he/she scored 6793 runs at an average of 44.11. This includes 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries. he/she scored 2315 runs in Tests at an average of 40.61, which includes seven centuries. After a brilliant start to his/her Test career, the Indian cricket world and fans expected more from him/her. But Dhawan never complained about whatever he/she has achieved during his/her 14-year career.

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