This weekend was a veritable feast of enthralling cricket, with five series on the go around the world, but no performance thrilled fans as much as the one by India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who made 187 off just 174 balls in Mohali.His partnership with Murali Vijay (153), going at five to the over to reach 289, was the third highest by Indian openers, and set the platform for India's 499, which left Australia with an annoying 91-run deficit.The Aussies were then all out for 223, leaving India an exciting 133 to win late on the final day. Dhawan's attitude and pace set the tone for the win, as the match seemed to be heading for a draw after day one was washed out. The Delhi batsman, on debut and batting in place of the dropped Virender Sehwag, blitzed his way to the fastest-ever Test century, using just 85 deliveries to reach his ton.He did play some interesting shots though, with a strange vertical bat paddle down the leg side to fine leg, two balls in a row, the most memorable. He wasn't risky though, and played each ball on its merit, including two huge sixes,It was also the first century on debut by an Indian opener (Sehwag made 105 on debut but wasn't opening, in case you're about to argue), and the highest score by an Indian on debut.
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