Aesha Mukerji took to Instagram to share the news that she and Shikhar Dhawan have parted ways after eight years of marriage.

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji have gotten divorced after eight years of marriage. Aesha Mukerji, in an Instagram post on Tuesday, said that she is currently a two-time divorcee. The two had got married in 2012 and have a child, Zoravar. Aesha Mukerji hails from Melbourne and used to be an amateur boxer. Dhawan is presently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the Delhi Capitals (DC), in front of the resumption of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which was ended in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dhawan has been a pivotal player for India for several years now, especially in the limited-overs formats.

The left-hander made his ODI debut in 2010 and in 2013, played his first Test for India, scoring a century on debut against Australia. His T20I debut came in 2011.

Dhawan has played 145 ODIs, 68 T20Is and 34 Tests for India.

The 35-year-old as of la te captained a youthful India side during their white-ball visit ofSri Lanka, with normal captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma in England for the Test series there at that point.

While he drove them to a 2-1 series win in the ODIs, the Indian group was hit with a Covid emergency, and in the end wound up losing the T20I series by a similar edge.