CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -At the 2013 Champions Trophy, 2015 World Cup, and 2017 Champions Trophy, Dhawan was the leading run-scorer for India. He also became the first player in the history of IPL to score two back-to-back centuries. He was awarded the ‘Player of the Tournament’ for his exploits in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shikhar Dhawan and Jos Buttler are the only two players to have scored centuries in consecutive matches. Fifteen centuries have been made by the players of Royal Challengers Bangalore, which is more than any other team.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dhawan, a consistent run-getter in the competition, is the second-highest run-getter in the history of the IPL with 5784 runs to his name with the help of 2 hundred and 44 half-centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -1-Brendon McCullum is the first player to score a century in the IPL. He smashed 158 runs in the opening match of IPL in 2008.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shikhar Dhawan becomes first player to score consecutive centuries in IPL history | Cricket News-Times of India.