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One of the finest opening batters India have had over the last 5-7 years, Shikhar Dhawan<\/a> finds himself in an unfamiliar territory where he is no longer in the scheme of things in the Indian team in any of the three formats. While it’s been a while since Dhawan had played T20Is or Tests for India, he still remained a vital cog in the ODI team. However, following a string of unimpressive performances for the national team in the 50-over format, Dhawan lost his place in the team in ODIs as well.<\/p>\n In an interview with Sports Tak<\/a>, Dhawan opened up on the selection\u00a0scenario in the Indian team, suggesting it was a fair call from the selectors, the captain, and the coach that they picked Shubman Gill<\/a> over him in the ODI side. In fact, Dhawan said that he himself would’ve done the same if he was the selector.<\/p>\n Dhawan was asked how long a rope would he have given himself if he was the selector or the captain of the team.<\/p>\n “I feel Shubman was already playing both formats and doing really well, both Tests and T20Is. If was playing more matches on the international circuit. If I was the selector, I would’ve given chance to Shubman,” he said.<\/p>\n On being asked if he would pick Shubman over Shikhar, the southpaw said, “Yes, I would.”<\/p>\n Dhawan also said that he wants to keep himself prepared for any ‘magic’ that might happen in the future, earning him a recall into the Indian team. All he wants to do at the moment is keep working hard and remain ready for any opportunity that arrives.<\/p>\n “Even if the opportunity doesn’t come, I won’t have the regret in my heart that I didn’t prepare myself. Whatever is in my hand, I want to do that,” he said.<\/p>\n