Shikhar Dhawan, a 39-year-old cricketer, retired from international and domestic cricket in 2024 but continues playing in Legends League tournaments. He accumulated 10,867 international runs and led India in white-ball cricket.
Throughout his remarkable cricketing journey, Dhawan also led the Indian team in limited-overs formats. The 39-year-old featured in 34 Test matches, 167 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and 68 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). He concluded his international career with a total of 10,867 runs across formats. Dhawan was part of the Indian squad that claimed the Champions Trophy title in 2013. Notably, the Delhi-born opener earned the Player of the Tournament award, dominating the competition as the top run-scorer by a significant margin. He delivered strong batting performances in the ODI World Cup in 2015 and the Champions Trophy in 2017, finishing as India’s leading run-getter in both events. His IPL career is equally impressive, with 6,768 runs from 221 innings at an average of 35.07 and a strike rate of 127.13. On August 24, 2024, he announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket, though he continues participating in Legends League matches globally. During his IPL stint, Dhawan played for five different franchises and secured several high-value contracts in the lucrative league. He holds multiple records in the IPL, including being the first batter to score back-to-back centuries. Dhawan ranks third among the tournament’s all-time leading run-scorers, behind only Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Only Kohli and David Warner have more half-century innings than the former opener, who has 53 fifties to his name. In his final IPL season, he was retained by Punjab Kings for INR 8.25 crore. Dhawan’s last appearance for India came in December 2022. He was included in India’s central contract list for the final time during the 2021-22 season, when he was downgraded from Grade A to Grade C, receiving an annual contract worth INR 1 crore. Earlier, from 2018 onwards, he earned INR 7 crore per year from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Outside cricket, Dhawan endorses several prominent brands across various industries. He is associated with QUE Eyewear, 1xBat Sporting Lines, MotoGP India, and TagZ Foods. According to reports, the former Punjab Kings skipper earns between INR 10 to 12 crore annually through brand endorsements, significantly enhancing his overall net worth. Dhawan enjoys a lavish lifestyle filled with luxury and comfort. His car collection includes a Range Rover Autobiography, a Mercedes-Benz GLS, a BMW M8, a Range Rover Velar, and an Audi A6. He owns multiple high-end properties in Delhi and Mumbai. Dhawan has founded the venture capital firm Yashaa Global Capital, sports management company Da One Sports, and charitable foundation Shikhar Dhawan Foundation. The 39-year-old has also invested in companies like UpStox and TagZ Foods. In real estate, Dhawan made headlines with the purchase of a luxury apartment in Gurugram for an estimated INR 69 crore, one of the most expensive property deals by an Indian sportsperson.