Opener Shikhar Dhawan will make a comeback in the ODI series after being dropped from the two-match Test series which was held at Rajkot and Hyderabad. Dhawan was dropped due to poor form during South Africa and England series. But now, he will feature in the playing XI of Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. While Kohli has a chance to break several records in the ODI series, his teammate Shikhar Dhawan could overhaul the record of the Indian skipper and Viv Richards. India vs West Indies 1st ODI Playing XII: Rishabh Pant Likely to Make His 50-Over Format Debut in Guwahati.

Shikhar Dhawan made his debut in 2010 and since then has made an appearance in 109 innings in the ODIs. So far, he has scored 4823 runs and is just 177 runs away from reaching the milestone of 5,000 runs. If he is able to get the same in the first four matches, he can surpass Kohli to become the fastest batsman to reach the 5,000 runs. Dhawan could also surpass Viv Richards’ record. The Windies legend took 114 innings to reach 5,000 runs. Check out the preview of the India vs West Indies below:

Talking about Shikhar Dhawan, the left-hander went on to become the highest scorer in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2018. He scored 342 runs from five innings and had a strike rate of 68.4 runs. This also included a couple of centuries scored by the left-handed opening batsman. He also went on to become the Man of the Series for his blistering performance. With this, Dhawan joined the list of top five run scorers of the Asia Cup for India. Suresh Raina tops the list with 372 runs from six innings, Virat Kohli is on number two with 357 runs in three innings. Virender Sehwag is on number three scoring 348 runs in five matches. Shikhar Dhawan comes on four and MS Dhoni comes on the fifth spot with 327 runs from 5 innings. Asia Cup 2018 Leading Run-Scorers: Shikhar Dhawan Finishes As the Batsmen With Most Runs in Asian Cricket Tournament.

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