Loudest cheers for Shikhar Dhawan from Australian connection India's Shikhar Dhawan took to the Australian attack in a memorable Test debut Source: AP INDIA'S latest cricket sensation Shikhar Dhawan has his biggest fans in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. The batsman, who is 183no on debut against Australia in the third Test, is married to Ayesha Mukhurjee who lives with his two daughters in Narre Warren, 42kms out of Victorian capital. She was born in Australia where she holds citizenship and married her long time boyfriend, Dhawan. in Delhi in 2012. "I have an Australian wife, she is half Bengali and half British and lives in Melbourne and I have got two daughters in Melbourne and I would like to thank them because they have been praying for me a lot back home and it is a great moment for me and my family," the batsman said last night. Dhawan scored the fastest 100 by an Test batsman on debut, taking just 85 balls and less than a session to bring up the milestone. By the end of the day he had 183no from 168 balls with 33x4s and 2x6s and had shared an unbeaten 283-run partnership with Murali Vijay (83no). The innings has again deflated an Australian side which thought it had some hope in this match after posting 408 earlier in the day. Dhawan scored a duck on debut against Australia in one-day cricket in 2010 and was axed from the 50 over side in 2011 after just five games. "I have been working hard since getting dropped after the last one dayer and I changed myself and became more mature, I was waiting for a chance, I did pretty well in the domestic competition and I was waiting for a chance to play in international cricket," he said. Dhawan, 27, has 16 centuries from 81 first-class matches ahead of his debut Test. He was brought into the Indian side to replace the hard-hitting Virender Sehwag and soon erased any memories of the former opener. Dhawan was player of the series at the under-19 world cup in 2004 and has toured Australia as part of an emerging squad. "I faced Starc and Pattinson, I've played against them," he said of that experience. I knew their bowling, but of course they are very good bowlers. I just wanted to respect their good deliveries and if I got a loose ball I just went for my shots. Before the match he was presented with his Indian cap by Sachin Tendulkar. "It was a great moment for me to get a cap from Sachin," he said. It was a great honour to play with him. As a kid you dream that you can play with Sachin, so it's a dream come true. I feel because of this partnership that we are in a good spot at the moment. It will help us get a result in this Test match. (Sachin) said to me 'you are known as a gutsy player and we'd like to see your gutsy nature and shots here'. He said he will travel to Australia at the end of this series to be with his family.