| I don't feel odd, I have heard it for 10 years: Dhawan on criticism | | |  agencies
NEW DELHI, July 22: Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan says he is not bothered by the criticism or chatter about his form amid stiff competition from younger players, as he has been facing it for the past 10 years. Considered one of India's top batters alongside Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the not-too-distant past, Dhawan will lead a side comprising many fringe players in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies starting here on Friday. When a scribe asked him on the eve of the tour opener if he finds the criticism odd, Dhawan responded in negative.
"Ajeeb kya lagega, aab toh 10 saal hogaya (I don't feel odd, I have heard it for 10 years). People keep talking, I keep performing. If I listened to them, I wouldn't be here.
"I have the experience, so I'm not too worried. As long as I self-analyse and improve, nothing else matters," Dhawan said.
"I'm a very positive person. For me, positivity is about self-belief and the confidence you take in. I have that since I've been playing for so many years. I'm here because I've done some good things. That is the positivity I want to pass on to the youngsters."
His Instagram reel featuring head coach Rahul Dravid and other members of the squad has been a big hit, India's stand-in captain says it is his way of creating a lively dressing-room atmosphere.
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