From fairytale marriage to divorce: Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji split
Before Shikhar Dhawan, Aesha Mukerji was married to an Australian businessman. Aesha has two daughters from her first marriage.
After a fairytale 8-year-long love story, India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji have gotten divorced. Aesha Mukerji, on Tuesday, announced the same via her verified Instagram account. The two had got married in 2012 and have a son, Zoravar.
Today, let us walk you through the love story of the estranged couple and how it all began.
Shikhar Dhawan's ex-wife Aesha Mukerji is an Anglo-Indian and was born in West Bengal. Aesha was just 8-years-old when her family moved to Australia. It was Aesha's love for sports that helped her find her passion in kickboxing. Aesha is a trained kickboxer and a sports fanatic.
Before Shikhar Dhawan, Aesha Mukerji was married to an Australian businessman. The couple had welcomed their first child in 2000 and named her Aliyah. They welcomed another daughter named Rhea in 2005. However, problems cropped up in their marital life after which Aesha got divorced.
Believe it or not, Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji found each other through the power of the internet. Shikhar was scrolling through his Facebook feed when he stumbled upon Aesha's pictures. It later turned out that Harbhajan Singh was a mutual friend between Shikhar and Aesha on Facebook. Their Facebook friendship turned into a fairytale love story.
Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji tied the knot in 2012 in a traditional Sikh wedding. The couple had a baby boy Zoravar in 2014 while the Indian opener adopted Aesha's two daughters from her first marriage.
When you are in love, nothing else matters! The same happened with Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji. Aesha is 10 years elder than Dhawan but for him, she was his best friend first, and the two loved exploring new things together.
Shikhar Dhawan and his ex-wife Aesha Mukerji are close to Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. Aesha and Anushka are good friends and are often seen with other cricketer WAGs on tours.