Virender Sehwag wants birthday boy Shikhar Dhawan to do ‘naagin dance’ while batting

Shikhar Dhawan holds the world record for the fastest Test century on debut, which he achieved against Australia in Mohali three years ago.

By: Score Keepers |
December 5, 2016 2:27 pm

Tags: Shikhar Dhawan, Virender Sehwag,

When it comes to wishing his friends on their birthdays, nobody can beat the witty Virender Sehwag. Every single birthday tweet of the former Indian opener is keenly watched and shared on social media. On Monday, Viru paaji was at his usual best when he wished Shikhar Dhawan on his 31st birthday.

Happy Birthday @SDhawan25 .
May you do Bhoomi Poojan in dressing room and Naagin Dance on pitch for atleast 2 hours every time while batting pic.twitter.com/E3UoUTVrkR

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 5, 2016

The tweet went incessantly viral, generating more than 4,000 shares and was retweeted around 739 times. Similarly, Dhawan’s teammate Rohit Sharma too wished the Delhi southpaw on his big day.

Many many happy returns partner @SDhawan25 have a great day https://t.co/Y9yoqHt08w

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) December 5, 2016

Ajinkya Rahane too wished Dhawan on his big day with an amazing tweet.

Wish you a very happy birthday jatt ji @SDhawan25 god bless

— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) December 5, 2016

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had sweet words to say for his former teammate on his birthday.

Wishing a wonderful birthday to my brother @SDhawan25! Enjoy your day! #ChakDeJatta!! pic.twitter.com/k7cch7rS94

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 5, 2016

Similarily, Team India coach Anil Kumble too wished Shikhar Dhawan on his birthday.

Happy birthday @SDhawan25! Hope the coming year is a wonderful one!

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) December 5, 2016

Dhawan has played 23 Tests for India, having scored 1,474 runs including four centuries and three fifties. He became the fastest Test centurion on debut when he achieved the feat off just 85 balls against Australia in Mohali three years ago. He went on to score a massive 187 off just 174 balls.

On the other hand, Dhawan has represented India in 74 one-day internationals, in which he has notched up 3,078 runs including nine hundreds and 17 fifties. The defining moment in his limited overs career came in 2013 when he won the Man-of-The-Series award in the ICC Champions Trophy, which India won.