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Shikahr Dhawan weds Sophie Shine: Former cricketer Shikhar Dhawan tied the knot for the second time. He married his girlfriend Sophie Shine. The picture went viral on social media
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan married his long-time girlfriend Sophie Shine in a domestic ceremony on Saturday. The couple was in a relationship for several years. Shikhar finally made their relationship public in May last year. Earlier they announced their engagement on Instagram on 12th January.
Sophie Shine is originally from Ireland and is a social media personality with over 348,000 followers on Instagram. He shares lifestyle and travel related posts on the social platform, where his feed includes several pictures with Shikhar. It is heard that he is the Chief Operating Officer of ‘The One Sports’ and also the head of Shikhar Dhawan Foundation. He graduated from Limerick Institute of Technology and then completed his studies in Marketing and Management at Castleroy College. He served as Second Vice President of Northern Trust Corporation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal posted a photo of Shikhar’s wedding on his Instagram account and captioned it, “ Mere yaar ki shaadi hai ❤️”
In an interview with a news agency, Shikhar talked about his relationship with his son Zorabar. His regret was that he had not spoken to his son in the last one year. He did not see his child for almost two years. She admits that the episode is difficult, but says that one can learn to live through the incident.
Incidentally in August 2024, Shikhar Dhawan retired from all forms of cricket. He played an important role in India’s title win in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. There he was selected as the best player of the tournament.
Kolkata, West Bengal
Feb 21, 2026 10:40 PM IST
Shikahr Dhawan weds Sophie Shine: New innings of Shikhar Dhawan! He tied the knot with foreign girlfriend Sophie
