When The Indian Express contacted India’s star of the day Shikhar Dhawan at Dhaka, he was quite elated after scoring the match-winning 155. ‘‘This was definitely one of my best knocks,’’ he said. ‘‘When the match started, there was some moisture on the wicket. Therefore, I began cautiously. But as the game progressed, I became aggressive and started playing my natural game,’’ Dhawan added. He admitted there were lot of loose deliveries from the Scotland bowlers. ‘‘My initial plan was to stay there and not to give away my wicket. As there were at least a couple of loose deliveries in each over, it helped,’’ he said. Dhawan admitted that he had not imagined that the total would go beyond the 400-run mark. ‘‘In the middle overs, I was confident that we would have no problem reaching 300 runs. But a total of 425 in 50 overs was something fantastic,’’ the opening batsman said. Speaking about the 131-run third wicket partnership off 10.2 overs with Uttar Pradesh’s left-hander Suresh Raina, Dhawan said: ‘‘Suresh was in a murderous mood today. Watching him smash all the bowlers from the other end was really a treat.’’ Dhawan said today’s century knock, for which he earned the man of the match award, would boost his confidence for the next game against New Zealand to be played on Wednesday. ‘‘I am looking forward to maintaining the form and tempo,’’ he signed off.
