<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/former-indian-cricketer-shikhar-dhawan-ties-the-knot-with-long-time-girlfriend-sophie-shine-23617918" rel="nofollow"><strong>Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan</strong></a>, 40, posted a heartfelt message to wife Sophie on the occasion of her 35th birthday on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>Dhawan shared a series of pictures of the couple to his 19.5 million Instagram followers and captioned it: &ldquo;Zindagi mein bahut si blessings hai, tum unmein se sabse special ho [I have plenty of blessings in my life, but you&rsquo;re the most special one]. Happy Birthday.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The couple tied the knot earlier this year in February.</p>

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan shared a series of pictures of the couple to his 19.5 million Instagram followers

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Dhawan shared a series of pictures of the couple to his 19.5 million Instagram followers and captioned it

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