One of the most difficult challenges for any parent is to live without seeing their child or hearing their voice and former cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been living this painful reality for the past 2 years. 

Shikhar has been completely cut off from his son Zoravar after a bitter divorce with Ayesha Mukherjee in October 2023. In a recent podcast with Ranveer Allahabadia, Shikhar Dhawan opened up about the emotional distance and shared the heartfelt advice he hopes to give his son when he turns 31 or 32. Read to know. 

“20 saal baad Zoravar hi 31-32 ka ho jayega. Zoravar ko yahi bolunga ki life mei khush rehna chahiye. Joh bhi kar khush reh. Khush rehne ke joh taur tarike hai woh hai ki apne andar jhako. Kamiyan ko dekho. Kya strength hai aur unko better. Bas yahi kehna hai, khush hi rhena hai”

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(20 years from now, Zoravar will be around 31 - 32. I’ll tell him that one should be happy in life. Whatever you do, just be happy. The path to staying happy is by looking within yourself. Acknowledge your shortcomings. Recognize your strengths and work on them. That’s all, just stay happy)

Earlier, in an interview with ANI, Shikhar talked about the pain of separation and overcoming it with self-work and spirituality. “It has been two years since I have seen my son, one year since I last spoke to him. It has been difficult, but you eventually learn to live with it. I miss him and speak to him spiritually… I feel through affirmations that I am conversing with him every day, hugging him. I put my energy into it spiritually.”

Zoravar continues to live with his mother in Australia.