Who Is Sophie Shine? All About Shikhar Dhawan’s Fiancée
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is back in the spotlight after confirming his engagement to Sophie Shine. The former Indian opener exchanged rings with his girlfriend on Monday, January 12. He had made their relationship public only a few months ago, in May 2025. Dhawan, who earlier married Ayesha Mukherji but divorced her later, has been with Sophie Shine for over two years. However, the couple have garnered immense love over these times.
Shine was first spotted in the stands during Punjab Kings games in IPL 2024. However, after Dhawan called it quits from international cricket, the couple made an appearance together during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai and have been amidst talks since then. However, Shine does not hail from cricketing background, but belongs to the corporate world.
Who is Sophie Shine?
According to her LinkedIn profile, she has been working as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Da One Ground since July 2025. She also leads the Shikhar Dhawan Foundation, where she is involved in charitable and social work. Prior to that, Shine worked at the Northern Trust Corporation as a product consultant and got promoted as the second Vice-President in October 2022.
Talking about her education, the 35-year-old, who was born in Ireland, studied at Castleroy College and later graduated from the Limerick Institute of Technology with a degree in Marketing and Management. Following her education, she began at Debenhams as a Financial Operations Supervisor along with a Credit Union Officier at Cahardarvin District Credit Union, and then started her own client service company in March 2018.
Talking about her, the celebrity has been making headlines ever since it was confirmed that she is in a relationship with Dhawan, and now she is also active on Instagram with a massive following of over 348K followers. Going by reports, Sophie is shortly going to get hitched to cricketer Shikhar Dhawan this year.
