Shikhar Dhawan turns vegan ahead of 2019 World Cup

Dhawan is the new inclusion in the growing list of vegans in Indian sports. Earlier, captain Virat Kohli and footballer Sunil Chettri turned vegan.

Hyderabad: India and Delhi Capitals left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan slammed 54 off 27 balls during DC's thrilling six wickets win over Rajasthan Royals on Monday. With this win, DC overhauled the points table as they finally toppled Chennai Super Kings from the no. 1 spot.

Dhawan, in the meantime, crossed the 400 runs mark in an IPL season for the record sixth time. On this auspicious occasion, the prolific southpaw set another example off the field as he decided to join the exclusive league of vegans.

However, one thing that many people worry about when going vegan is getting enough protein. Surprisingly many top sportspersons turned vegan and dominated their respective field of sports year after year. Here are famous vegans from the field of sports

• Tennis' most famous sisters Serena and Venus Williams (30 Grand Slam winners)
• Nine-time Olympic gold medallist American sprinter Carl Lewis
• Five-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton
• England football star Jermain Defoe (162 goals)

Dhawan is the new inclusion in the growing list of vegans in Indian sports. Earlier, captain Virat Kohli and footballer Sunil Chettri turned vegan which is believed to be the reason behind their remarkable fitness transformation. No doubt, fitness has a major implication on their game as it helped them to enjoy tremendous success on the field.

With cricket's biggest event World Cup is around the corner Dhawan's decision to stay away from animal protein will help him in many ways.

It seemed that Dhawan, who slammed four half-centuries in IPL 2019, has been inspired by Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi who turns vegan before every FIFA World Cup.

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Improving everything from cholesterol and heart rate to concentration and a solid night's sleep, there seem to be plenty of health benefits to ditching dairy, meat, and eggs.

Now, the hope is that Dhawan will deliver India top-notch performances in the forthcoming World Cup. A solid start from the opener will be key to India's success in England and Wales.

Recently, 1992 World Cup winning bowling great Wasim Akram slammed Pakistan team management for serving biryani to cricketers as it could make them sluggish on the field and expose them to injuries.

“Players are still being served biryani, you cannot compete against champions by feeding them biryani," Akram said.