Ashutosh Sharma: Ashutosh dedicated the Player of the Match award to this Indian legend, and also talked on a video call


Posted on 25th Mar 2025 12:46 pm by rohit kumar

In a thrilling match of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals won a dramatic one-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Ashutosh Sharma played a key role in leading his team to victory. He finished the game with patience. He scored an unbeaten 66 off 31 balls. He hit five fours and five sixes in his innings. Ashutosh was also adjudged the Player of the Match. However, the Delhi player dedicated this award to former Indian team star Shikhar Dhawan and called him his mentor. After this, he also talked to Dhawan on a video call.

 

What did Ashutosh say after winning the award?

 

After being adjudged the Player of the Match, Ashutosh said about his performance, 'I had learned a lesson from last year. Last season, I missed finishing the game on a few occasions. All year I focused on it and fantasized about it. I believed that if I played till the last over, anything could happen. Vipraaj played well. I told him to keep hitting continuously. He was very calm under pressure. I want to dedicate this award to my mentor Shikhar paaji.'

 

Delhi Capitals shared the video.

 

Ashutosh's words were reflecting his hard work. He learned from past mistakes and focused on his finishing skills. His calmness under pressure helped him lead the team to victory. In this, he got good support from Vipraaj. Ashutosh looked very happy after talking to Dhawan after the match. Delhi Capitals has shared a video of this. Ashutosh said in a video shared by DC, 'Dhawan was really happy. Love you paaji.' Dhawan and Ashutosh played together in Punjab Kings (PBKS) last season.

 

Dhawan has retired from cricket.

 

Dhawan retired from all forms of cricket earlier this year. He was Ashutosh's mentor during their time together at Punjab Kings. Dhawan, who is known for his leadership and composure, has played a key role in Ashutosh's development as a player. Dhawan himself has been a stalwart of India and the IPL. He has many records to his name. Dhawan scored 2315 runs in 34 Tests for India at an average of 40.61, 6793 runs in 167 ODIs at an average of 44.11, and 1759 runs in 68 T20s at a strike rate of 126.37. He has seven centuries and five half-centuries in Tests, 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries in ODIs, and 11 half-centuries in T20s. Dhawan scored 6768 runs in 222 IPL matches at an average of 35.07 and a strike rate of 127.13.

 

What happened in the match?

 

Talking about the match, Lucknow, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 209 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh scored 72 runs in 36 balls with the help of six fours and six sixes. At the same time, Nicholas Pooran scored 75 runs in 30 balls with the help of six fours and seven sixes. In reply, Delhi Capitals scored 211 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 19.3 overs and won the match by one wicket. Apart from Ashutosh, Vipraaj Nigam scored 39 runs in 15 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes, while Faf du Plessis scored 29 runs and captain Axar Patel scored 22 runs. Tristan Stubbs scored 34 runs.

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