Basic Information | |
Stage Name: | Shikhar Dhawan |
Real Name: | Shikhar Dhawan |
Occupation: | Academic: South African Professor of Mathematics |
Date Of Birth/Age: | 5 December 1985 (37 Years Old) |
Place of Birth: | New Delhi, India |
Gender: | Male |
Nationality: | Indian |
Marital Status: | Divorced |
Education: | St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School Meera Bagh Paschim Vihar |
Shikhar Dhawan Biography
Shikhar Dhawan is a professional cricketer of Indian origin who currently plays for his home country. His long and illustrious career all started with a dream he had back in school. At the time, he had a keen interest in sports, especially cricket.
It occurred to him that he could make a profession out of it, so the decision to delve into the sport wasn’t exactly difficult. In the years since making a leap of faith to follow his cricket dream, he has emerged as one of the notable names in the world of cricket back home and beyond.
Age
Dhawan was born in December 1985, which means he is currently 37 years old but will be 38 in a couple of months. His birthdays are not exactly wild moments.
Net Worth
The cricketer has made a lot of money since going pro. While it is unclear exactly how much he is worth, as he would not dwell on the topic, some sources claim he has a net worth of $15 million. In his home country of India, that amounts to about INR 125 crores
House
Dhawan is doing pretty well for himself and has got some impressive real estate assets. While it is unclear exactly how many houses he has, he is known to have an impressive mansion back home.
Cars
A successful cricket career means that Shikhar Dhawan can afford some of the choicest cars out there. But he has limited himself to just a few of them, including a BMW M8, a Range Rover Sport and a Mercedes Benz GL.
Family
The cricketer’s family consists of himself, his father, Mahendra Pal Dhawan, his mother, Sunaina Dhawan, his sister, Shreshta Dhawan, and his son, Zoravar Dhawan. He also has two stepdaughters in Rhea Mukerji and Aliyah Mukerji. His ex-wife may as well be added to the list. Details about her are in the immediate section below.
Wife
Most people get married hoping for a forever after – a life of love and bliss until death. The same image probably illuminated Shikhar Dhawan’s soul when he got married to Aesha Mukerji in 2012. Years later, though, cracks developed in the marriage and they soon separated.
Shikhar Dhawan filed for a divorce but it took a while to get the verdict he wanted. The court ruled he was entitled to a divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty.
Stats
How good or bad a sportsman is, what milestones he has attained, and so much more are encapsulated in stats. So, stats are in themselves very important. For this reason, sportsmen who have achieved a lot, and have impressive stats, show off the same.
Dhawan isn’t doing badly, as can be seen from the stats below.
Career Batting Stats
Left-Handed Batsman
Career Bowling Stats
Right-arm Off Spin Bowler
Retirement
Retirement is like death in the sense that it is inevitable. However brilliant one has been as an athlete, and no matter how many laurels one has acquired and no matter whom one knows, a time will come when one will retire from the sports.
For cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, the come to retire has not come yet. Yes, despite rumours that made the rounds in August this year that he would retire, especially following his omission from the Asian Games 2023, Shikhar has quashed rumours of his retirement.