Much-beloved Team India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday was granted divorce by a local Delhi Court from his estranged wife Aesha Mukherji on grounds that the cricketer was subjected to mental cruelty. The judge accepted Shikhar Dhawan's allegation against Aesha Mukherji and therefore, he was granted divorce. Ever since the court gave its decision in favour of the cricketer, Shikhar Dhawan's divorce became the talk of the town, and fans on social media extended their support to the Punjab Kings skipper. Judge Harish Kumar observed that Aesha Mukherji either didn't contest them or failed to defend herself. Kumar held that Mukerji subjected Dhawan to mental affliction by forcing him to live separately from their son for years. Although the court refused to pass any order on the custody of the child, it allowed Dhawan to visit him for a certain duration, including overnight stay with him and family members, in India and Australia. The cricketer can also chat with his son over video calls. The Court also directed Shikhar Dhawan's ex-wife Aesha Mukherji to bring the cricketer's son to India for visitation purposes for at least half the period of the school vacation.
With the cricketer's split has been officially finalised, fans are now wondering what is Shikhar Dhawan-Aesha Mukherji divorce reason or what went wrong between Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukherji? To know the answer continue reading-
What went wrong between Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukherji?
Notably, Shikhar Dhawan-Aesha Mukherji divorce reason was never revealed by any of them. However, Shikhar Dhawan in one of her old interviews, had opened up about the struggle in relations. Dhawan in his interview, had advised the younger generation not to marry anyone in haste. "Youngsters, when they get into relationships, they need to experience it. That’s important. They should not take an emotional decision in haste and get married. Spend a couple of years with the person and see whether your cultures match and whether you enjoy each others’ company."
In the same interview, Shikhar Dhawan had pointed out how he could not see any red flags as he was only involved in playing cricket for Team India. "I failed because the final decision is the person’s own. I don’t point fingers at others. I failed because I was not aware of that field. Right now, my divorce case is going on. Tomorrow, if I want to marry again, I will be much more wiser in that field. I’ll know what kind of girl I need; someone whom I can spend my life with..When I was 26-27 and I was continuously playing, I was not in any relationship. I used to have fun, but was never in a relationship. So, when I fell in love, I couldn’t see the red flags. But today, if I fall in love, I will be able to see those red flags. So, if I see those red flags, I will walk out. If not, I will carry on,” Dhawan added.
Shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukherji love story
For the unversed, Shikhar and Aesha's friendship started from social media. It was in October 2012 when Shikhar and Aesha got married. Ayesha, who is 12 years older than Shikhar, gave birth to their first child named Zorawar in 2014. It is pertinent to mention here that Shikhar Dhawan was the second husband of Aesha Dhawan. Aesha, a Melbourne-based Kickboxer, who was born in India but lives in Australia, divorced her first husband. It was in September 2021 that Ayesha had confirmed divorcing Shikhar on her Instagram handle. Aesha married an Australian Businessman in around 1998-99. They had two daughters together before parting their ways in 2012. The first daughter, Rhea was born in 2000 in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren, Australia. She was named Aliyah by the couple. The second daughter Rhea was born almost five years later in 2005.