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Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is a stylish and aggressive left-handed opening batsman and can also bowl right-arm off break. Dhawan, who was born in Delhi, plays for the India national cricket team. He also represents Delhi in domestic tournaments and plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Dhawan is married to Ayesha Mukherjee.

Shikhar Dhawan

GT vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: IPL 2024 Match 17 fantasy team, captaincy picks, predicted playing XI
Cricket | Apr 03, 2024, 10:39 PM IST
GT vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Gujarat Titans registered an impressive win against high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game and have won both of their fixtures at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL 2024.
LSG vs PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan's valiant effort in vain as Lucknow pull off maiden win of IPL 2024
Cricket | Mar 31, 2024, 12:04 AM IST
Quinton de Kock's fifty and quickfire knocks from Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran helped Lucknow Super Giants post 199/8 against Punjab Kings while batting first at Ekana Cricket Stadium in the 11th match of the IPL 2024.
LSG vs PBKS Playing XIs: KL Rahul starts as impact player as Lucknow name two IPL debutants
Cricket | Mar 30, 2024, 08:22 PM IST
Lucknow Super Giants enter the game without their star batter and captain KL Rahul who is expected to come in as an impact player. LSG also name two IPL debutants Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddharth in their playing eleven against PBKS.

LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: IPL 2024 fantasy team, captaincy picks, predicted playing XIs
Cricket | Mar 29, 2024, 10:23 PM IST
LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Lucknow Super Giants suffered a 20-run defeat in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals while Punjab Kings enter this game after a heartbreaking last-over defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
RCB vs PBKS match prediction: Who will win in IPL 2024 match 6? Top performers and probable XIs
Cricket | Mar 24, 2024, 10:46 PM IST
Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a six-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the IPL 2024 while Punjab Kings recorded a four-wicket win against Delhi Capitals to enjoy a winning start.
RR vs LSG IPL 2024 pitch report: How will surface at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur play?
Cricket | Mar 23, 2024, 09:30 PM IST
Sanju Samson will lead Rajasthan Royals (RR) whereas KL Rahul will be in charge of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Rajasthan have brought Mumbai spinner Tanush Kotian in as the replacement for Australia's Adam Zampa.

PBKS vs DC IPL 2024 Highlights: Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone guide Punjab Kings to thrilling win
Cricket | Mar 23, 2024, 08:19 PM IST
Rishabh Pant will be leading Delhi Capitals after a gap of one season. On the other hand, Punjab Kings will be led by veteran India cricketer and opening batter Shikhar Dhawan. The PBKS vs DC game will be the first IPL tie at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Punjab Kings name rising youngster as new vice-captain ahead of IPL 2024
Cricket | Mar 21, 2024, 04:42 PM IST
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings open their Indian Premier League 2024 campaign against Delhi Capitals at a new stadium in Mullanpur on March 23 and have named a new vice-captain Jitesh Sharma for the upcoming season.
'He wasn't even able to move': Shikhar Dhawan recalls Rishabh Pant's situation after accident
Cricket | Mar 13, 2024, 12:42 PM IST
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to make his comeback after a rehab of 14 months post the serious accident that he survived in December 2022. Pant was completely away from cricket during this period even as his knee was severely damaged. Meanwhile, Dhawan has praised Pant's intent...

'Was a bit shocked': Shikhar opens up on Asian Games snub, reveals why he didn't play Tests much
Cricket | Jan 15, 2024, 05:31 PM IST
Veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan considers himself privileged to play the amount of cricket he did but admitted that he was shocked when he didn't see his name in the squad for the Asian Games. Dhawan last played for India on the Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
Rohit Sharma becomes oldest player to captain India in T20Is; surpasses Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni
Cricket | Jan 11, 2024, 11:21 PM IST
Rohit Sharma became the oldest Indian captain in T20Is after he took the field in the first match of the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. Rohit left behind the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni on the list as he returned to T20Is after 14 months.
'Nothing is more painful..': Akshay Kumar moved by Shikhar Dhawan's emotional post for son Zoravar
Entertainment | Dec 29, 2023, 07:55 AM IST
Earlier this week, Shikhar shared an emotional post on his Instagram handle, wherein he mentioned that he has been blocked from everywhere so that he cannot contact his son. Reacting to the same, actor Akshay Kumar responded to his post and consoled him.

Have been blocked from everywhere: Shikhar pens heart-wrenching note to wish his son on his birthday
Cricket | Dec 26, 2023, 05:20 PM IST
All is not well in the hood for Shikhar Dhawan as far as his personal life is concerned. Dhawan, who last played for India in 2022, has been separated from his ex-wife Aesha and hasn't met his son Zorawar for a year. On his son's birthday, Dhawan couldn't hold himself back from writing a long post.
Which players were traded in IPL history for first time after Hardik, Green make new entries?
Cricket | Nov 28, 2023, 12:12 PM IST
Hardik Pandya and Cameron Green became the new entrants in list of players traded in the history of IPL. Both the trades involved the presence of Mumbai Indians, who picked Hardik from Gujarat Titans and sent Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore. But who were the first ones to be traded in IPL ever?
'Will be shocking if India doesn't qualify': Shikhar Dhawan drops bold remark for World Cup semis
Cricket | Oct 26, 2023, 11:54 AM IST
Shikhar Dhawan highlighted India, New Zealand and South Africa's domination in the ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian opener also stressed on the importance of the net run rate coming into play as the points table is changing ever quickly with the matches passing by.

Left out of squad, senior Indian batter wishes Rohit and Co. his best for World Cup in viral post
Cricket | Oct 06, 2023, 08:00 AM IST
As the ICC Cricket World Cup kicked off in Ahmedabad with England taking on New Zealand in the opener, veteran Indian batsman who was left out of the squad wished his best to Rohit Sharma and Co for the marquee event. India begin their campaign against Australia on Sunday, October 8 in Chennai.
Delhi Court grants divorce to Shikhar Dhawan on grounds of cruelty by estranged wife Aesha Mukerji
Cricket | Oct 05, 2023, 09:19 AM IST
Shikhar Dhawan got divorced from his estranged wife Aesha Mukerji on Wednesday after a court in Delhi found him a victim of mental cruelty. Shikhar married Aesha in October 2012 and after 11 years of marriage, the duo is finally separated.
Has the career of these five players ended with the announcement of Team India for ODI WC? See Video
Sports | Sep 05, 2023, 11:35 PM IST
Team India has been announced for the ODI World Cup and Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tilak Verma, Samju Samson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar have not got a place in Team India. Watch this video to know whether this will end the career of these players of Team India.
Top 10 Sports News : Yuzvendra Chahal's reaction came to the fore after being excluded from asia cup squad
Sports | Aug 22, 2023, 09:52 PM IST
Yuzvendra Chahal was not selected in the Asia Cup squad. This decision surprised everyone. Meanwhile, a reaction has come to the fore on Chahal's exclusion from the Asia Cup team. Chahal has posted two emoji on his social media. In which he wants to say that the sun will rise again.
Cricket Express: Dhawan-Chahal did not get place, Rohit will have to win ICC Trophy. BCCI | Asia Cup
Sports | Aug 22, 2023, 12:39 PM IST
The third and final match of the T20I series between India and Ireland will be played on August 23 at the Malahide Stadium in Dublin. Under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian team is ahead 2-0 in the series, Team India would like to clean sweep by winning the third match.