Shikhar Dhawan, the captain of the Indian cricket team, is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler. He made his international debut in 2010 and has achieved notable records, including being the leading run scorer in an Under-19 World Cup and the fastest to reach 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments. Dhawan has also been involved in controversy, with his estranged wife filing defamation allegations against him. He has a salary of INR 8.25 crore in the IPL 2023 and an estimated net worth of INR 96 crore.
SHIKHAR DHAWAN BIOGRAPHY
| FULL NAME | Shikhar Dhawan (Captain) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delhi, India |
| BORN | 5 December 1985 |
| HEIGHT | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| JERSEY NO. | 25 |
| TEAM | India, |
| IPL | Punjab Kings, Ranji trophy |
| BATTING STYLE | Left-handed |
| BOWLING STYLE | Right-arm Off Spin |
| ROLE | Opening batter |
| FATHER | Mahendra Pal Dhawan |
| MOTHER | Sunaina Dhawan |
| SISTER | Shreshta |
| ZODIAC SIGN | Sagittarius |
| HOBBIES | Doing yoga, Swimming, Reading, Playing table tennis and badminton |
| SCHOOL | St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, Delhi |
| SHIKHAR SHAWAN’S INSTAGRAM | @shikhardofficial |
| SHIKHAR SHAWAN’S FACEBOOK | @shikhardhawanofficialpage |
| SHIKHAR SHAWAN’S TWITTER | @SDhawan25 |
SHIKHAR DHAWAN ‘S NEWS
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DEBUT IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
- ODI- 20 October 2010 against Australia at Visakhapatnam
- Test- 14 March 2013 against Australia at Mohali
- T20- 4 June 2011 against West Indies at Port of Spain
RECORDS
• The leading run scorer in any Under-19 World Cup (505 runs from 7 innings in 2004)
• The fastest to reach 1000 runs in ICC ODI tournaments (16 innings).
• The 2nd-highest individual score in a List A match (248 runs off 150 balls for
India A against South Africa A at Pretoria).
• Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner became the first opening pair to score more than 2000 runs in the IPL
• The 97th batsman overall to score a century on his Test debut (187 runs against Australia in 2013).
• The 1st Indian batsman (9th overall) to score a century in 100th ODI (against South Africa in 2018).
CONTROVERSIES
• In February 2023, Delhi’s Patiala House Court restrained his estranged wife, Ayesha Mukherjee, from leveling defamatory allegations against him. The court’s order came after Dhawan filed a plea in the court against his estranged wife, claiming that she had been threatening him to ruin his career.
FAVOURITES
| Cricketer | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Cricket Ground | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London |
| Food | Butter chicken |
| Beverage | Vodka |
| Actor(s) | Aamir Khan, Sylvester Stallone |
| Actress | Kareena Kapoor |
| Film | Rocky (1976) |
| Singer(s) | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Wadali brothers (Puranchand & Pyarelal) |
| Song(s) | “Mawa Thandiya Chava” by Gurdas Maan “Sai” by Satinder Sartaj |
| Book(s) | Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne |
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SALARY
- Salary – IPL 2023 – INR 8.25 crore
- Net Worth (Approx) – INR 96 crore
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