Shikhar Dhawan has a lot of belief in God’s plans, and it didn’t hurt him when he was required to hand over the India captain’s armband to KL Rahul during the Zimbabwe tour.
    Dhawan, who usually captains India in ODIs when Rohit Sharma is unavailable, was named captain for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in August this year but was demoted by the former national selection committee when KL Rahul was announced fit and available.
    I wasn’t hurt because I believe certain things are pre-destined and whatever happens is for our own good, said Dhawan, who is back in the captain’s chair for the New Zealand tour’s one-day internationals. If you look at it, after Zimbabwe, I captained again against South Africa at home, and the same selection committee gave me the leadership reins.So what happened in Zimbabwe has had no effect on me. There has to be something good hidden somewhere (in God’s design), said the veteran opener.He even believes in counting his blessings. He was given the opportunity to lead the national team in the latter stages of his career.I am very fortunate that at this point in my career, I have the opportunity to lead India, he said.He also discussed how he justified Rahul’s elevation in Zimbabwe and how he was retained as his deputy.In Zimbabwe, KL was named captain despite being the vice-captain of the main team. And because he was going to the Asia Cup (after that series), and if Rohit got injured over there (in UAE) and Rahul had to captain, it was better that he captained in Zimbabwe and remained ready on the leadership front. From that standpoint, I thought it was the right thing to do, Dhawan explained.Comment down your thoughts.

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