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Sports: Team India's 'Gabbar' i.e. Shikhar Dhawan has said goodbye to cricket. 38-year-old Dhawan has retired from international cricket as well as domestic cricket. In such a situation, he will not be seen playing in IPL now. Dhawan was out of Team India for a long time. There was no hope of his return in any format. In such a situation, he announced his retirement today. Do you know how Shikhar Dhawan got the name Gabbar? Here we will reveal this secret and also tell the reason behind it.
Announcing his retirement, Shikhar Dhawan said, "I had only one goal in life, to play for India. I was successful in achieving this milestone, for which I am thankful to many people. As they say, it is necessary to turn the pages to move forward in the story, and I am going to do the same now. I have decided to retire from international and domestic cricket as well. I am happy that I got the opportunity to play so many matches for my country. I also thank BCCI and the fans."
Why is Shikhar Dhawan called Gabbar?
Shikhar Dhawan himself revealed in an interview why he is called 'Gabbar'. In an interview given to Sportstak, Shikhar Dhawan said, "I was playing in Ranji Trophy and was standing at silly point. When a big partnership was made between the other team, all the players were getting disappointed. In such a situation, I shouted, 'Bahut yaarana hai sugar ke bachche' and everyone started laughing loudly. Our coach (Vijay) named me Gabbar from there. From there, this name became so famous that cricket fans all over the world now call me Gabbar."
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