Melbourne: Indian cricket's man of the moment Shikhar Dhawan, who mesmerised the MCG crowd with his 137-run match-winning knock against South Africa, said that staying calm during a lean patch was key to his success in the first two matches of the World Cup.

Dhawan, who had an ordinary ODI tri-series just before the 50-over showpiece event, struck form with his gutsy 73 in India's convincing win against Pakistan and then blazed to his seventh ODI ton to help India break the World Cup jinx against the Proteas. The left-handed opener was over the moon to score a ton against a top notch side.