Shikhar Dhawan in Instagram post amid news of divorce says ‘Pyaar hona chaiyea ...tabhi barkat aati hai’

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, September 8

Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and his wife Ayesha Mukherjee have parted ways after eight years of marriage.

Dhawan married the Melbourne-based boxer, Ayesha Mukherjee, in 2012 and adopted her two daughters from her previous marriage. The couple has a son named Zoravar.

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After news of his divorce surfaced, Dhawan shared an Instagram post with a picture in Delhi Capitals jersey. He wrote, "It takes full strength, mind and heart to achieve any goal." "There should be love towards your work...only then one enjoys and prospers. Keep on working hard to turn your dreams into reality," he wrote.

Shikhar Dhawan is currently in the UAE with the Delhi Capitals squad practising ahead of the IPL.

Dhawan is hoping to be selected for India's squad for the T20 World Cup which is expected to be announced on Wednesday (September 8).

Earlier, Aesha, in an Instagram post, said that going through her second divorce was terrifying.

“Being divorced once before already...I felt like I had more at stake...I had more to prove,” she added. Talking about her first divorce, Aesha said, "I felt like I had failed and I was doing something so wrong."

Ayesha broke the news on her new Instagram page named ‘Aesha Mukherjee’ on Tuesday.