Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has seemingly confirmed his relationship with Sophie Shine, who tagged him in a post on Instagram. By uploading a picture on the renowned social media platform, Sophie wrote 'My ❤️, seemingly confirming that they are dating one another.
Dhawan, who is already divorced, had fueled dating rumours with Shine during Champions Trophy 2025 when he was seen sitting beside her in the stands amid a Team India matches. Several media reports suggested at the time that Shine is a product consultant based in Ireland. The left-handed batter separated from his wife Ayesha Mukherjee in 2023 and had revealed recently that he hadn't seen his son in two years.
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As far as the southpaw's international career goes, he played all three formats for the Men in Blue. However, Dhawan was known as the 50-overs format's specialist, amassing 6713 runs in 167 ODIs and was the leading run-getter in the 2013 and 2017 Champions Trophy tournaments. The 39-year-old had also featured for India in 34 Tests and 68 T20Is.
Shikhar Dhawan played his final IPL edition in 2024
Dhawan, meanwhile, opted out of IPL, having played his final edition in 2024 when he was part of the Punjab Kings. The southpaw had also missed a few matches due to injury, forcing Sam Curran to lead the franchise.
Dhawan is still the third-highest run-getter in IPL history, hammering 6769 runs in 222 matches at 35.25.
