Shikhar Dhawan (Indian Cricketer) Biography

Shikhar Dhawan is a prominent Indian cricketer known for his explosive batting and dynamic fielding skills. Born on December 5, 1985, Delhi, India Shikhar Dhawan has made a significant mark in international cricket. He is a left-handed opening batsman, celebrated for his aggressive playing style and remarkable ability to consistently score runs in limited-overs formats.

Dhawan made his debut for the Indian National team in 2010 and quickly gained recognition for his performances in One Day International(ODIs). One of his most notable achievements was his record-breaking century in his debut Test match against Australia in 2013.

Shikhar Dhawan Biography

Real Name	Shikhar Dhawan
Nickname	Gabbar, Jatt Ji
Profession	Indian Cricketer
Date of Birth	5 December 1985
Age	38 years old
Birth Palace	Delhi, India
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
Caste	Kshatriya
Religion	Hinduism
Gender	Male

Shikhar Dhawan Education

School	St. Marks Senior Secondary Public School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi
Qualification	12th Standard

Shikhar Dhawan Physical Status

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Height	5 feet 11 inches
Weight	80 kg
Body Measurement	40-32-16
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Shikhar Dhawan Family

Father	Mahendra Pal Dhawan
Mother	Sunaina Dhawan
Sister	Shreshta (Younger)

Shikhar Dhawan Personal Information

Marital Status	Divorced
Marriage Date	30 October 2012
Marriage Palace	Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Wife	Ayesha Mukherjee (div. October 2023)
Son	Zoravar
Daughters	Rhea(step-daughter), Aliyah(step-daughter)

Shikhar Dhawan Favorite Things

Cricketers	Sachin Tendulkar, Andy Flower
Cricket Ground	Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Food	Butter, Chicken
Beverage	Vodka
Actor	Aamir Khan, Sylvester Stallone
Actress	Kareena Kapoor
Film	Rocky(1976)

Shikhar Dhawan Net Worth

In the case of any athlete, a lot of earning depends on winning performance and fan following. Shikhar Dhawan is one of the most popular and bankable sportspeople in India and other countries. He has also invested in multiple real-estate properties. Thus, we can be very positive that the net worth of Shikhar Dhawan will keep on growing through the years.

Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian international cricketer and a former limited-overs captain who had a net worth of $17 million. The total net worth of Mr. Shikhar Dhawan is estimated to be $17 Million USD, which in Indian currency is approximately equal to Rs 140 Crore Indian Rupee (i.e. approx One Hundred and Five Crore INR). Most of his income and net worth came from cricket.

Net Worth	$17 Million
Net Worth In Indian Rupees	Rs. 140 Crore
Profession	Indian Cricketer
Monthly Income	60 Lakhs +
Yearly Income	10 Crore +

Shikhar Dhawan Career

Shikhar Dhawan has had a brilliant domestic Cricket career in India. He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Delhi in 2004-05 and quickly through the ranks. In the 2010-11 season, he was the leading run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy, which earned him a spot in the Indian National team. Dhawan has always excelled domestic Cricket. Representing team in tournaments such as the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. His aggressive style and prolific runs in Domestic Cricket played a major role in establishing him as India’s number one batsman. Dhawan’s domestic success paved the way for his successful international career.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Career

Shikhar Dhawan’s performance in the early editions of the tournament was below par, and he had to change teams from Delhi Daredevils to Mumbai Indians to Sunrise Hyderabad finally in 2013. Since then, he has led the team to playoffs twice in 2016 and 2017, winning the title once in 2016.

Shikhar made his IPL debut in 2008 with the Delhi Daredevils. He was the team’s third-highest scorer with 4 half centuries. In exchange for Ashish Nehra, the management chose to trade him to the Mumbai Indians. He participated in the following two IPL seasons with the Mumbai Indians. In the fourth season, Deccan Chargers paid $300,000 to acquire Dhawan.

Dhawan was appointed captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team but he was replaced by Darren Sammy as captain in the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League.

Dhawan was bought in the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹ 5.2 crores. Dhawan was once again traded to Delhi Capitals for the 2019 season, where he currently plays.

Award’s for Shikhar Dhawan

• Arjun Award
• Golden Butt (ICC Champions Trophy 2013) .
• Man of the Tournament (2013 ICC Champions Trophy) .
• Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac World Cricketer of the Year(2013) .
• CEAT International Cricketer of the Year(2018) .
• ICC World ODI XI : 2013
• Fastest Test Century by a Debutant 187 off 174
• Leading run scorer for India in ICC World Cup, 2015
• Only player to get 2 consecutive golden bats at ICC Champions Trophy
• Most number of ODI centuries in 2013
• Wisden Cricketer of the year 2014

• First Indian batsman to score a century before lunch of first day in a Test match
• Fastest Indian batsman to reach 1000 (Joint-fastest), 2000, 3000 ODI runs 
• Most runs in ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and 2017
• Fastest batsman to reach 1000 runs in ICC tournaments
• Highest run scorer of Asia Cup 2018
• Most runs in a calendar year (689 runs) in T20Is by a batsman (2018)
• During IPL 2020 Dhawan became the first player in history of the league to score two consecutive centuries.
• 2021- Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.

Shikhar Dhawan Record’s

• Fastest century by a debutant .
• Leading runs in ICC Champions Trophy(2013) .
• Highest run in IPL season .
• Most runs in a calendar year in T20 Internationals .
• Centuries in ICC Cricket World Cup series .
• Fastest runs to 1,000 in ICC ODIs.

Shikhar Dhawan Marriage

Shikhar Dhawan was married to Ayesha Mukherjee. Shikhar Dhawan came across Ayesha’s photos while browsing through his Facebook account. Her looks immediately took his breath away. Shikhar and Ayesha discovered they shared a Facebook friend in cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Shikhar was the one who sent Ayesha a friend request, which she accepted. A growing friendship was the result of lengthy Facebook discussions. Shikhar has a 10-year age gap with Ayesha. Ayesha, on the other hand, utterly enchanted Shikhar with her joie de vivre.

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Shikhar Dhawan Divorced News

On October 5, 2023, Shikhar Dhawan was officially granted a divorce, citing “mental cruelty” by his estranged wife Aesha Mukerji. As part of the settlement, Shikhar Dhawan was awarded visitation rights to his son and permission to engage in video calls with him.

Shikhar Dhawan Wife Age

Ayesha Dhawan, (born Ayesha Mukherjee) was born on August 27, 1975, is one of those women who is much more than just the wife of Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan. Ayesha Dhawan’s journey, from being abused at a young age to battling to become an amateur boxer, is one that many people can learn from. her age is to be 48 years presently.

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Shikhar Dhawan Endorsements

Shikhar Dhawan endorses multiple brands where he charges a massive amount of money.Dhawan has endorsement deals with the following brands:

• Jio
• Nerolac Paints
• Mutual Funds Sahi Hai
• GS Caltex
• Dream 11
• Zero Risque
• Fever FM
• DB Dixon
• StanceBeam
• Boat
• IMG Reliance
• Ariel India
• Vedantu Learn
• V Star

Shikhar Dhawan Car Collection

Range Rover Autobiography	3.80 Crore
Range Rover Velar	90 Lakhs
Mercedes Benz GLS	1.50 Crore
BMW M8	2.44 Crore

Shikhar Dhawan Bike Collection

Bike	Price (Rs)
Harley Davidson	20 Lakhs
Suzuki Hayabusa	16 Lakhs

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Shikhar Dhawan Debut

Format	Date & Year	Vs	Venue
Test	14 March 2013	Australia	Mohali
ODI	20 October 2010	Australia	Vishakhapatnam
T20I	04 June 2011	West Indies	Port of Spain

Jersey No.

Format	Jersey No
Test	42
ODI	42
T20I	42

Teams Played

• India
• Delhi Capitals
• India B
• India Green
• India Seniors
• Mumbai A
• Punjab Kings
• UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI
• Deccan Chargers
• Delhi Under-16s
• India Blue
• India Masters
• India Under 19s
• Mumbai Indians
• Rest of India
• Delhi
• India A
• India Emerging Players
• India Red
• Indian Board Presidents XI
• North Zone
• Sunrisers Hyderabad

Shikhar Dhawan Interesting Facts

• Shikhar was born into a middle-class Punjabi family with roots in Ludhiana.
• The same year, he scored a century in a U-15 school tournament.
• When he joined the club, he was more of a wicket keeper than a batsman.
• On his ODI debut, he got out on a “duck” and scored a “century ” on his Test debut.
• He was selected ahead of Virender Sehwag on his Test debut and he fully justified his selection by hitting the fastest century on Test debut- in just 85 balls.

Shikhar Dhawan Controversy

On 29 December 2017, he and his family was stopped at Dubai airport when he was travelling to Cape Town to play against South Africa; he had not birth certificate of his kids.

6 Unknown Facts

• From a very young age, Dhawan had a fondness for bikes.
• Dhawan has multiple body tattoos. Dhawan initially got inked when he was 15 years old.
• By several of his teammates, Dhawan is referred to as jaat-ji. He was given the moniker since he is a member of the Jaat community. Another well-liked moniker is Gabbar.
• Shikhar is a firm believer in both practice and in-depth study of his performances.
• Dhawan is a major admirer of Sufi music, and his favorites are the Wadali brothers and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
• Shikhar Dhawan has a foundation and a new 75 million dollars Global Investment Tech Fund to focus on innovation across the sports spectrum.

Shikhar Dhawan 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.

Shikhar dhawan IPl 2024

Shikhar Dhawan, who is out of contention in the senior national team selection scheme of things, will be looking to let his bat do the talking in IPL 2024. Shikhar Dhawan has to manage the added responsibility of leading Punjab Kings. Dinesh Karthik will be keen on proving his naysayers wrong.

Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan has hailed Rishabh Pant for showing mental toughness during the tough phase of his life as he is all set to make his comeback in competitive cricket. The BCCI has declared Pant for the wicketkeeper’s role in the upcoming season of IPL as the star batter will be looking to make a comeback after more than 14 months. Pant sustained multiple injuries during a horrific car accident in December 2022.

IPL 2024 schedule: Venues, Teams and Their Captain, Key Dates!

As things stand, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has just released the first leg of the schedule. Starting on March 22 and ending on April 7, the first half will take place.

The season’s first match

The opening game of the season will match RCB against the reigning champions CSK.

The reigning champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will square off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22 to kick off the Indian Premier League IPL 2024.
The second big opening-day match of the season will be a match between Hardik Pandya former and present teams, with Gujarat Titans hosting Mumbai Indians on March 24 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

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As of now, only the first leg of the schedule has been announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The first half will begin on March 22 and conclude on April 7. Four doubleheaders will be played during this period.

The second half will be announced once the dates for the general elections in 2024 are revealed by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

No Matches in Delhi in First Leg

The schedule for only the first 21 matches has been made available so far. The finale is most likely to be played on May 26, leaving only five days of gap between the end of the IPL and the start of the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies. Delhi will not host any matches in the first leg. Delhi Capitals will therefore play their first two home games in Visakhapatnam. 

IPL Schedule 2024

The 2024 Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin on March 22, 2024, and run through April 7, 2024. This year, with 74 exciting contests spanning over six weeks, looks to be even larger and better.

The 17th season of the Indian Premier League, which is organized annually by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), will include ten clubs this year. On December 19, 2023, the franchises bid on players at the IPL 2024 Auction.

The season is set to begin with a bang at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium on March 23rd when the powerful Gujarat Titans take on the perennially popular Chennai Super Kings.

Match No	Fixture	Date	Venue	Time
1.	CSK vs RCB	March 22	Chennai	7:30 PM IST
2.	PBKS vs DC	March 23	Mohali	3:30 PM IST
3.	KKR vs SRH	March 23	Kolkata	7:30 PM IST
4.	RR vs LSG	March 24	Jaipur	3:30 PM IST
5.	GT vs MI	March 24	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM IST
6.	RCB vs PBKS	March 25	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
7.	CSK vs GT	March 26	Chennai	7:30 PM IST
8.	SRH vs MI	March 27	Hyderabad	7:30 PM IST
9.	RR vs DC	March 28	Jaipur	7:30 PM IST
10.	RCB vs KKR	March 29	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
11.	LSG vs PBKS	March 30	Lucknow	7:30 PM IST
12.	GT vs SRH	March 31	Ahmedabad	3:30 PM IST
13.	DC vs CSK	March 31	Visakhapatnam	7:30 PM IST
14.	MI vs RR	April 1	Mumbai	7:30 PM IST
15.	RCB vs LSG	April 2	Bengaluru	7:30 PM IST
16.	DC vs KKR	April 3	Visakhapatnam	7:30 PM IST
17.	GT vs PBKS	April 4	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM IST
18.	SRH vs CSK	April 5	Hyderabad	7:30 PM IST
19.	RR vs RCB	April 6	Jaipur	7:30 PM IST
20.	MI vs DC	April 7	Mumbai	3:30 PM IST
21.	LSG vs GT	April 7	Lucknow	7:30 PM IST

Locations of IPL 2024 Matches

Detailed look at some of the renowned stadiums where you can catch the live action:

• Mumbai: Wankhede Stadium: This iconic stadium, with its over 30,000 capacity, is one of the most popular cricket venues in the world. 
• M. Chinnaswamy Stadium: The home of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, this stadium boasts a capacity of over 40,000 and is known for its passionate crowd. L
• Delhi: Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium: A historic venue that has been a hub of cricket activity in Delhi since the 1950s, this stadium, with its 40,000+ capacity.
• Kolkata: Eden Gardens Stadium: The iconic Eden Gardens, with its capacity of over 90,000, is the home of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium: The world’s largest cricket stadium, with a mind-boggling capacity of over 132,000, is sure to be a spectacle to behold. Chennai.
• MA Chidambaram Stadium: Also known as Chepauk, this stadium, with its over 50,000 capacity, is the home of the Chennai Super Kings.
• Lucknow: BRS ABV Ekana Cricket Stadium: This new addition to the IPL, completed in 2023, has a capacity of over 50,000.

IPL 2024 Teams

The Indian Premier League (IPL), which is back for a second season, is anticipated to develop and get even better. Ten teams, each with outstanding players and unique attributes, will battle for the coveted title. Let’s now look at the teams getting ready for the Indian Premier League in 2024:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

• Captain: MS Dhoni
• Key Players: Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo
• Strengths: Experienced squad, strong leadership, passionate fanbase

Delhi Capitals (DC):

• Captain: Rishabh Pant
• Key Players: Axar Patel, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw
• Strengths: Balanced team, aggressive batting, potent spin bowling

Gujarat Titans (GT):

• Captain: Hardik Pandya
• Key Players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami
• Strengths: All-rounders galore, strong batting lineup, pace attack depth

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

• Captain: Shreyas Iyer
• Key Players: Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Venkatesh Iyer
• Strengths: Explosive batting, spin bowling expertise, passionate home support

Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG):

• Captain: KL Rahul
• Key Players: Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock
• Strengths: Power-packed batting, potent pace attack, good mix of experience and youth

Mumbai Indians (MI):

• Captain: Rohit Sharma
• Key Players: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan
• Strengths: Balanced squad, experience, successful track record

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

• Captain: Mayank Agarwal
• Key Players: Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan
• Strengths: Big-hitting batsmen, strong pace attack, aggressive approach

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

• Captain: Sanju Samson
• Key Players: Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jofra Archer
• Strengths: Spin bowling attack, explosive batting, young and energetic squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

• Captain: Kane Williamson
• Key Players: Umran Malik, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran
• Strengths: Pace attack depth, experience, good mix of youth and veterans

Dharamsala Gladiators (DG):

• Captain: TBA
• Key Players: TBA
• Strengths: New team, fresh talent, home advantage in picturesque Dharamsala

IPL 2024 Important Dates

Get ready for six weeks of cricket. Here are the key dates you don’t want to miss:

Opening Match:

• Date:  The IPL 2024 is schedule to start on March 23, 2024
• Venue: Match to be played at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
• Clash: The first match is expected to be played between these two giants- Gujarat Titans vs. Chennai Super Kings

League Stage:

• Dates: Matches will be played between March 23rd – May 29th, 2024
• Matches: The tournament will feature a total of 74 matches, maintaining the format from the previous year. 
• Expect: Regional rivalries, epic comebacks, last-over drama
• Finale: May 29th – Witness the crowning of the new IPL champions!

The detailed schedule, including match dates, venues, and timings, is yet to be officially announced by the BCCI and the IPL governing council.

As the countdown to IPL 2024 begins, cricket fans are bursting with excitement for what promises to be an incredible season of cricket. With the schedule made official and the stage ready for the big match, all eyes are on the players as they prepare to create cricket history.

Thus, be sure to mark the magic of IPL 2024 on your calendars, set alerts, and get ready to witness it all come to pass. For cricket fans throughout the world, this season looks to be amazing, with every match delivering thrilling drama and exciting moments. For updates, analysis, and highlights throughout the IPL 2024 cricket carnival, return often. Launch the games right now!

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