Overview
- In ‘The One: Cricket, My Life and More’ (Harper Sport, 2025), co-written with Chandresh Narayanan and Namita Kala, Shikhar Dhawan revisits the Brisbane 2014 Test controversy.
- Dhawan recounts being hit on the hand, retiring hurt and not resuming next morning, which led to Virat Kohli padding up at short notice and later being miscast as a personal spat.
- He quotes MS Dhoni’s press-conference line, “Whoever has passed on this information deserves to write for a Marvel or Warner Bros superhero movie!” which he says shut down the rift narrative.
- Dhawan portrays Dhoni as taking the heat to protect team unity and says the episode taught him to guard his mental space against media noise and stinging commentary.
- The book situates the moment within the 2014–15 tour that also featured Dhoni’s sudden Test retirement via a brief BCCI release, a decision Dhawan says surprised the dressing room and preceded Kohli’s takeover.