As India captain Shikhar Dhawan notched up his 39th ODI fifty by hitting 72 off 79 balls against New Zealand in the ODI series opener at Eden Park on Friday, former India head coach Ravi Shastri was quick to point out that the left-handed opener doesn't get the accolades he deserves.

Despite being slow at one stage in his innings, Dhawan was quick to get back on track for hitting 13 boundaries in a knock where he shared a 124-run opening stand with Shubman Gill, who also notched up a fifty to set the base for India's 306/7 at the end of the first innings.