Kamal Ghorui
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has tied the knot with his girlfriend Sophie Shine in a private wedding ceremony on February 21. The couple had been dating for more than a year and had made their relationship public in May 2025. They had earlier announced their engagement on Instagram on January 12, and many fans were expecting the wedding soon after that.Dhawan and Sophie were first seen together during the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. Later, they also appeared together at a media conclave, where Dhawan hinted that he had found love again. The wedding pictures quickly went viral after India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal shared photos from the ceremony on Instagram with the caption, “Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai.”Before the wedding, the couple also celebrated their haldi ceremony on February 20. Sophie shared pictures from the event on her Instagram account, giving fans a glimpse of the celebrations.This is Dhawan’s second marriage. He separated from his former wife Ayesha Mukherjee in October 2023 after an 11-year-long marriage. Dhawan had married Ayesha in 2011, and she has two daughters from her previous marriage. Their relationship reportedly faced many issues over the years, which eventually led to their separation.During the divorce proceedings, a Delhi court noted that Dhawan had gone through mental stress, observing that his former wife had kept him away from his son Zoravar for several years. The court recorded that Ayesha either did not contest these claims or did not respond to them properly. However, Dhawan was not given permanent custody of his son. Instead, he was granted visitation rights and allowed video calls for a “reasonable duration” in both India and Australia, where Ayesha lives.
