Rishi Dhawan is an Indian Cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Himachal Pradesh since 2007. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium. He started his IPL career in 2008, playing with Kings XI Punjab. He later played for Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Raiders and Punjab Kings (since 2022). He is the best cricketer ever from the Himachal Pradesh. His elder brother Raghav Dhawan is also a cricketer playing A List cricket in Himachal Pradesh. Besides domestic and IPL, he also played for his national side representing India. He made his international ODI debut in 2016 vs Australia. The same year, he made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe. We’ll talk about Rishi Dhawan wife, children, stats, career, net worth and many more. Keep Scrolling down.
Who is the wife of Rishi Dhawan? When did the couple marry? children
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Deepali Chauhan, Rishi Dhawan’s wife works as an Engineer and an Indian model. Although her birthname was Deepali Chauhan, she changed her surname to Dhawan after getting married. Her birthplace was Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. She was born on 5 December and was raised in the same place. Although not much is known about her personal life, we do know that she worked as an engineer in Gurgaon before getting married and has also bagged several awards as a model.
Deepali won the Miss Exodia Award held in 2014 and the Beautiful Smile Award in the Miss Himachal Competition held the following year. And again, in the same year, she participated in the 2015 Campus Princess contest and moved to Bangkok, Thailand, for the Indian Princess contest. Her last known fact regarding her modelling career is that she walked on the ramp as one of Max company’s models in a fashion show.
When did the duo celebrate their wedding?
Rishi was 20 years old when he met his life partner at a Shivratri fair held in their hometown of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. They fell in love and dated for eight long years before finally getting engaged on 21 January 2017. And after two years of their engagement, the duo celebrated their wedding on February 8, 2020. They also have their two and half years old son, Ridharv Dhawan
Rishi Dhawan International & IPL Career, Records, Age, Stats
Rishi Dhawan IPL Career
Rishi Dhawan started his IPL career in 2008 player of King XI Punjab. He made his IPL debut in 2013, playing with the Mumbai Indians.
The champion player of IPL has played 37 matches till date in his entire IPL career. Talking more about his stats, he took 25 wickets, with an average of 33.84, conceding nearly 7.96 runs per over with a best individual figure of 2/14. In the 2022 IPL Auction, Punjab Kings picked him in the 55 Lac auction for his outstanding performance in the domestic game.
Rishi Dhawan International Career
Rishi Dhawan was picked for the India national team in 2016. He made his debut against Australia on 17 January 2016. Furthermore, he made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in Harare Sports Club 2016.
Rishi Dhawan in the Domestic Leagues
Rishi Dhawan has been outstanding in the domestic leagues of cricket. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy by playing with Himachal Pradesh. He scored 519 in eight matches. In 2021, he led his team to the finals against Tamilnadu in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare trophy. After seeing his impressive performance, the Punjab Kings picked him in the 2022 auction.
Rishi Dhawan Salary & Net Worth? How much he earns from IPL career?
It has been more than 1 and a half decades, he has been in the cricket world. He played all levels of cricket domestic, national, international and IPL. In 2022, the PBKS picked him up with a base price of 55 LAC INR. Apart from this, he also makes a handsome salary by playing in the domestic league like Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare and other games. As of 2023, Rishi Dhawan net worth is $1.5 million, which is increasing day per day.
Story behind the Rishi Dhawan Face Helmet
He first wore it after he had been hit on his head while bowling in a Ranji Trophy game and was needed to be hospitalized. The Himachal Pradesh all-rounder has been cautious about the injury since then and has worn this face shield.
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