The Destructive opener Shikhar Dhawan, who has played a significant role in Team India’s success over the past decade, is celebrating his 40th birthday on December 5, 2025.

It has been three years since Team India’s superstar Shikhar Dhawan left the team. Playing along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, he has won numerous matches for India.

Dhawan has even better records in ICC tournaments is even better. In his International career, Dhawan has played with two different jersey numbers.

Shikhar Dhawan made his debut for team India in 2010. At that time, he wore jersey number 25. Dhawan’s son Zoravar’s birthday is also on the 25th, which made him feel even more connected to this number.

However, He changed his jersey number from 25 to 42 based on numerology. After this, he was seen wearing jersey number 42 until his retirement.

Shikhar Dhawan has played a test match for India in 2018. In test cricket, Dhawan has scored 2315 runs in 58 innings across 34 matches, including seven centuries.

In T20I format, Gabbar scored 1759 runs in 68 matches at an average of 126.36. Dhawan has scored 11 half-centuries in this format.

He has been most successful innings came in the ODI format. He played 167 matches in this format until his retirement and scored 6793 runs at an average of 44.11. He has 17 centuries during this period.

He also made an significant contribution in the IPL scoring 6769 runs in 222 matches before retiring at an average of 35.25.

His personal life hasn’t been easy. Shikhar Dhawan is divorced with his first wife Ayesha Mukherjee in 2023 and has expressed deep feeling for his children in numerous interviews. He is unable to communicate with his wife as Ayesha blocked Dhawan on every platform.

He is unable to communicate with his ex-wife or son Zoravar through any means, including calls, messages, or social media. The court did allow Dhawan to meet his son and stay in touch through video calls, but this did not apply on reality.

He is unable to meet or talk to his son, leaving him completely isolated.

Despite the difficult times, Dhawan maintains a sense of humour and positivity in every situation.