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Shikhar Dhawan Unveils Candid Memoir With Secret Romance Revelations

The memoir offers a raw account of a secret romance that affected Dhawan’s early career, humorous dressing-room recollections, personal reflections on his rise as India’s opening batsman.

Shikhar Dhawan opened up about the time he used to 'smuggle' a brunette girl into a twin-sharing room with Rohit Sharma.
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Overview

  • Shikhar Dhawan’s book The One: Cricket, My Life and More was released June 26, 2025, through HarperCollins India and promises an unfiltered look at his personal and professional journey.
  • He reveals a secret 2006 India A tour relationship in Australia, recounting how smuggling his girlfriend into the room he shared with Rohit Sharma distracted him and dented his form.
  • Dhawan traces his transition from wicketkeeper to opening batsman, highlighting his records across 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20 Internationals before retiring in 2024.
  • The memoir shares behind-the-scenes dressing-room anecdotes, including his first impressions of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and playful banter with teammates like Rohit Sharma.
  • Dhawan contrasts the less invasive media scrutiny of his early career with today’s social-media pressures, reflecting on how public narratives in cricket have evolved.