 Dhawan was awarded the Player of the Series for scoring 117 runs in 2 innings, at an average of 58.50, with scores of a 76 (from 42 balls) and 41 (from 22), in the T20I series of India tour of Australia 2018/19, as India has drew the 3-match series 1-1.In 2018, he scored the most runs in T20Is by any cricketer, with 689 runs.He was also named in the ODI and T20 Team of the year 2018 by Cricbuzz.ref>

In April 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.