India have a fair share of success with the opening pair – Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in the limited-overs who are known to each other since their u-19 day. Recently, India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma opened up about the great off the field relationship with Dhawan. They started opening way back in 2013 in the ICC Champions Trophy and have been doing so since then and there were very few occasions when they played with different opening partners.

"More than anything on the field, we share a great relationship off the field. Knowing each other so well, understanding each other's comforts and discomforts, that is very important," Rohit Sharma told teammates Mayank Agarwal and Dhawan on the series 'Open Nets with Mayank'. "We shared rooms together when we went on India-A tours. So we have got a lot of history together. As a person, we both know each other quite well and that helps a lot on the field."

Shikhar Dhawan, on the other hand, also admitted that and also said he hoped that continues in future as well.

"We clicked on the field from day one and especially after we started opening for India in the 2013 Champions Trophy. However, we shared a good friendship even before that, right from the U-19 days. So that comfort reflected during our partnerships on the field. It has been a beautiful journey with him. I have enjoyed it thoroughly and hopefully, we can carry it for another few years," Dhawan shared.

Currently, the entire world has been fighting against the global pandemic novel coronavirus. This has not only brought the world into a standstill but also postponed or cancelled every series across the globe. The outbreak of this pandemic has postponed the 13th edition of Indian Premier League and the question has raised on the fate of the ICC T20 World Cup as well which is scheduled to take place in Australia later this year.