New Delhi. Team India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was born on 05 December 1985 in Delhi. The player is celebrating his 37th birthday today. Shikhar Dhawan is also known by the name of Gabbar. He is a great player of the Indian team. He has won many matches for the Indian team with his ability. Shikhar Dhawan’s father’s name is Mahendra Pal Dhawan and mother’s name is Sunaina Dhawan. He married Ayesha Mukherjee in the year 2012. However, both of them got divorced in the year 2021. Both of them also have a child named Zorawar. Let us know about the interesting things related to the player on his birthday-
Shikhar Dhawan’s career
When Shikhar Dhawan started his game with the Indian cricket team, during that time he was dismissed without scoring any runs. Due to his poor performance, he had to be dropped from the team. However, when he returned, he also made India win many matches. After this the player never looked back. In the year 2004, Gabbar won the title of scoring the most runs in the Junior (Under-19) World Cup, due to which he was also given the Golden Bat.
Gabbar’s debut
Shikhar Dhawan, who made his debut for Team India in the year 2010, scored 6775 runs in 164 ODIs at an average of almost 25. Along with this, Gabbar was also instrumental in winning the ICC Champions Trophy in the year 2017. At the same time, he scored 3458 runs in 34 Tests at an average of 40. While playing T20 International, Dhawan has scored 1759 runs in 68 matches at an average of more than 27. At the same time, Dhawan’s bat has spoken fiercely in IPL as well, Gabbar has played 192 matches of IPL.