New Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan, who is captaining the Indian team's opening batsman and captaining the ODI series against the West Indies in the absence of Rohit Sharma, said he doesn't mind the criticisms. Dhawan said that what people say about his form, it doesn't matter to him. There has also been a lot of discussion about Dhawan's place in the team and some young players are ready to take his place. Dhawan said he has been facing criticism for almost 10 years and it doesn't matter to him now.

Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah have been given rest from the ODI series against the West Indies. When Dhawan was asked about the criticism ahead of the first ODI against the West Indies, he said, "What seems strange, it's been 10 years now. People will keep talking and I will keep performing. If I'd listened to them, I wouldn't be there where I am.''

Dhawan further said, "I have experience, so I am not too worried about it. As long as I keep analyzing myself and improving my performance, I don't care about anything else. I am a very positive person, according to me, positivity means believing in myself and having confidence in myself. I've had that thing in me ever since I started playing and I've achieved something that's just standing here. I would like to give my positivity to the young players.''

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