Shikhar Dhawan

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IPL 2023 has seen several Indian batters set the tone and steal the spotlight. From Shubman Gill to Yashasvi Jaiswal, we look at the five Indians who have set the stage on fire.

Halfway into IPL 2023, both Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have four wins from seven games and would be aiming to find consistency in the tight race to the play-offs.

Shikhar Dhawan, who is one of the bright spots in the Punjab Kings team, was ruled out against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 15 in Lucknow due to a shoulder injury.

Gujarat Titans roared back to winning ways with a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings after Mohit Sharma's excellent return to the IPL and Shubman Gill's 49-ball 67 in Mohali on Thursday.

Carefully following simple pointers can help IPL players remain injury-free throughout the season, says Dr Hemant K Kalyan, HOD & Consultant - Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Manipal Hospital HAL Airport Road.

IPL 2023: It was an easy outing for SunRisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings, winning by eight wickets in Hyderabad on Sunday and scripting its maiden season victory, thanks to Rahul Tripathi's unbeaten 74, despite the latter's Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 99.

IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan's patient knock for PBKS against RR led to his side's win on Wednesday. However, his initial strike rate led to some scrutiny from Harsha Bhogle, who even brought Virat Kohli and KL Rahul into the mix, leading to fans debating.

Jos Buttler ran from deep and took a sliding catch off Jason Holder's bowling in the last over but immediately looked in pain as he left the field with a couple of balls still remaining.

Megastars MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been the IPL's driving force in the past 15 seasons, getting the cricket crazy Indian fans hooked on the event for nearly two months every year.

Trevor Bayliss, a World Cup winning coach who also guided KKR to two IPL trophies, is expected to turn an inconsistent Punjab Kings into a consistent outfit.

Shubman Gill has been in a terrific form of late across formats, while he has ruled Shikhar Dhawan's return to the equation out. Meanwhile, the latter has said that given the former's contemporary form, he would select him over himself.

In a series of Tweets, former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad questioned those backing India's persistence with out-of-form KL Rahul in the ongoing series against Australia owing to an excellent 'overseas Test record'.

Shikhar Dhawan has been out of the fray for Team India following his low-scale outing in Bangladesh last December. However, he is not bothered about his ICC World Cup 2023 chances and is okay with someone performing better than him.

Rishabh Pant is recovering from his horrible car accident on Friday, as his speeding car crashed into the road driver after he dozed off. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan had warned him regarding his driving during IPL 2019.