Birthday Special: From pain to smile… incomplete love and broken family, yet Shikhar Dhawan remained the ‘Gabbar’ of laughter.

Shikhar Dhawan Birthday: Today (December 5) is the 40th birthday of Team India’s former star opener Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan, popularly known as Mr. ICC and Gabbar, started a new chapter of his life by retiring from international and domestic cricket on 24 August 2024. Even after being away from cricket, he remains very connected with his fans. Her funny and positive videos often go viral on social media, which showcase her happy-go-lucky personality.

However, Dhawan’s personal life was not easy. He is divorced from his first wife and has expressed his deep feelings towards his children many times in interviews. Despite difficult times, Dhawan is always seen smiling and this is his special identity. To maintain laughter and positivity in every situation.

Shikhar Dhawan From pain to smile

Former Team India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan divorced his wife Ayesha Mukherjee in 2023. After the divorce, the situation worsened so much that Ayesha blocked Dhawan on every platform. Neither call, message nor social media, he is unable to talk to his ex-wife or son Zorawar.

The court had allowed Dhawan to meet his son and stay in touch through video calls, but it had no practical effect. Dhawan has publicly admitted many times that being away from his son is the biggest pain of his life. The pain of not being able to talk to Zorawar or see him makes him emotional. The situation is such that due to the blockade, he is neither able to meet nor talk to his son, due to which he is completely alone.

Despite this, Shikhar Dhawan was never seen depressed in public life. They are completely happy on every occasion and express it loudly. Shikhar Dhawan is very active in social media. Shikhar makes more videos of laughter and fun on social media platforms. Many times his videos become quite viral.

Found Sophie Shine with girlfriend

Shikhar Dhawan became quite lonely after his divorce from Ayesha Mukherjee in the year 2023, but after two years new happiness returned in his life in the form of Sophie Shine. Dhawan himself has told that he is very happy with Sophie. Sophie was born in Ireland and has a degree in Marketing and Management from Limerick Institute of Technology. Presently she is working in an important position in Northern Trust Corporation of Abu Dhabi.

Shikhar Dhawan’s statistics

Shikhar Dhawan has been one of the most reliable openers in the ODI format. His bat always roared in this format. He is also one of only eight batsmen in ODI history to score 5000+ runs with an average of over 40 and a strike rate of over 90. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also present from India in this special list.

Dhawan’s most successful chapter in ODIs was his partnership with Rohit Sharma. Between 2011 and 2022, this opening pair together added 5193 runs. This figure comes fifth in the list of most runs scored by any pair in ODI cricket. The partnership of Dhawan and Rohit is counted among the most dangerous opening pair in modern cricket.

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Record of fastest century in debut test

Shikhar Dhawan started his Test career by creating history. He made a unique record of scoring the fastest century on Test debut by any batsman by scoring a century in just 85 balls in the debut match. No one has broken this record till date. In his very first Test played in 2013, Dhawan not only started but also made a big splash. He played an explosive inning of 187 runs in 174 balls, which included 33 fours and 2 sixes. Not only this, this score is also the highest individual score made by any Indian batsman on Test debut.