Shikhar Dhawan tied the knot with his Irish girlfriend Sophie Shine last Saturday (February 21). This was the second marriage for 40 year old Dhawan, on which his teammate Virat Kohli made a very interesting comment. Actually, Dhawan made a post on social media sharing some pictures of the wedding, which got Kohli’s reaction.
Kohli congratulated
Actually, while commenting on Dhawan’s post, Kohli congratulated him in a very special way. Kohli wrote, “Congratulations Jaat ji.” The screenshot of Kohli’s comment on Dhawan’s post started going viral on social media.
Kohli and Dhawan’s old friendship
Let us tell you that the friendship between Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan is very old. Both played together for Team India for many years. Apart from this, like Kohli, Dhawan also played domestic cricket for Delhi.
Virat Kohli congratulating Shikhar Dhawan. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tNf4Smed0V
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 22, 2026
Second marriage after 3 years of divorce
Dhawan first married boxer Ayesha Mukherjee in 2012. Their marriage could last only for 9 years. The news of separation of Dhawan and Ayesha was revealed in 2021. After this, both of them separated by divorce in 2023. Now after almost 3 years, Dhawan has got married again.
The discussion of dating intensified only after divorce
It is worth noting that the discussion about Dhawan’s dating became intense only after his divorce from his first wife. One year after the divorce, i.e. in 2024, news came out that Dhawan was dating Sophie Shine of Ireland. Gradually this news got confirmed. Now both of them have given a name to this relationship by getting married.
Shikhar Dhawan’s international career
Talking about Dhawan’s international career, he has played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20 International matches. Dhawan scored 2315 runs in the test. Apart from this, he scored 6793 runs in ODI and 1759 runs in T20 International.
