New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday granted cricketer Shikhar Dhawan divorce from his estranged wife, Aesha Mukerji on grounds of mental cruelty.

Judge Harish Kumar of Patiala House Courts accepted all the claims made by Dhawan in his divorce petition, as his wife did not contest the allegations or defend herself.

The court acknowledged the mental agony endured by Dhawan, who was compelled to live separately from his only son for an extended period.

While not issuing any order on permanent custody of the child, the court granted Dhawan visitation rights to spend time with his son in both India and Australia, and allowed video calls between them.

Furthermore, the court ordered Mukerji to facilitate the child's visits to India, including overnight stays with Dhawan and his family, during at least half of the school vacation periods within the academic calendar.

Recognising Dhawan's stature as a renowned international cricketer, the court urged him to approach the Union government to seek assistance in addressing visitation or custody matters with his son, particularly involving his counterpart in Australia.

Earlier, the courts had held that the mother alone does not possess exclusive rights over a child. The duo had initiated legal proceedings in both India and Australia regarding divorce and child custody.

The court had also reprimanded Mukerji for objecting to bringing the child to India.

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A Delhi court has ordered Aesha Mukerji, the estranged wife of cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, to bring their nine-year-old son to India for a family gathering observing that a mother alone does not possess exclusive rights over a child.

The duo has initiated legal proceedings in both India and Australia regarding divorce and child custody.

Justice Harish Kumar of Patiala House Courts reprimanded Mukerji for objecting to bringing the child to India.

The family court was informed that Dhawan's family has not seen the child since August 2020.

Initially scheduled for June 17, the family reunion was postponed to July 1 to accommodate the child's school vacation. However, Mukerji objected again, claiming that the event would be unsuccessful as many extended family members were not consulted about the new date.

The judge observed that even if Dhawan did not consult his extended family, it would not have serious consequences, as some family members might not be able to attend the gathering.

The judge acknowledged that the child has not visited India since August 2020, and Dhawan's parents and other family members have not had the opportunity to meet the child.

Therefore, the judge deemed Dhawan's desire for the child to meet his grandparents as reasonable.

The judge questioned Mukerji's reasons for not wanting the child to be familiar with Dhawan's home and relatives in India.

Considering the child's school holiday and the fact that the child is comfortable with Dhawan, the judge found his request for the child to spend a few days in India to be realistic.

The judge noted that Mukerji's concerns about the child's comfort in meeting Dhawan were not raised during the proceedings for permanent custody and that both parties were blaming each other for the litigation.

"Blame for polluting the environment within the family has to be shared by both. Dispute arises when one raises concern and another does not appreciate it or pay attention," the court said, adding that mother alone does not have right over the child, why then she is opposing the petitioner to meet his own child when he is not a bad father to the child.

The court clarified that Dhawan was not seeking permanent custody of the child in the current application, but merely wanted to have the child in India for a few days at Mukerji's expense.

The court said, "Her objection on expense might be justified and consequent objection might be alright but her unwillingness may not be justified. She has not been able to put forth what her fear is about the petitioner qua the child and why she approached the court in Australia to put him in watch list. If the petitioner had intended to take law in his hand for taking the custody of the child he would not have approached the court in India. Once her fear is not clear, her objection to allow the petitioner to meet his child cannot be appreciated."

New Delhi (India), May 17: ​​​Amitesh Shah is the CEO of the Da One Group, which launched in the year 2021. Da One Group has turned into one of the largest global private networks of sports business from the start of Jan 2023. Amitesh Shah covers invaluable insight into the company’s business and development plans and the most important projects on the horizon.

After working for two decades in leadership roles and expertise across various industries (Celeb led conglomerates, FMCG, Banking, Insurance) in managing organizations, building brands and leading teams towards commercial success. He saw how everything was heading online and going digital and how important and beneficial it is to connect leaders in the sports industry to exchange knowledge and ideas. There is still nothing out there like it, so in 2021, he joined Shikhar Dhawan & launched Da One Group. The Da One group is on the path to becoming one of the largest global business conglomerates by a sports person connecting both sports & business. Da One Group has been in constant touch with our stakeholders, audience & fans. A lot of them have expressed a desire to know of the Da One Group journey & the group thanks them for all the support.

Join us on this exciting journey as Da One take a deep dive into the world of Da One Group, where it explores the different verticals under our umbrella and shares exclusive insights. Our Various Verticals are:

1. Da One Global Ventures
2. Da One Sports
3. Shikhar Dhawan Foundation (SDF)
4. Da One Hospitality
5. Da One Entertainment
6. Da One Capital

Da One has several services in the portfolio of the Da One ecosystem to engage and keep our members up to speed on the latest trends in the sports & business industry. Da One is always looking to improve and constantly looking to innovate.

The Business of Sports is at the heart of what the group does – and that won’t change. The group is always looking to expand our offerings and services under the leadership of our founder Shikhar Dhawan. The sports world will be a very different place in 10 years’ time. For instance, partnerships and fan engagement programmes in sports will be revolutionized. Sports broadcasting will move to another level, impacting the way fans consume sports. The group be right there working with sports & business executives, adapting to the changes and helping them to maximise the opportunities.

The group will have more summits and activities in regional markets, complementing our global events in the coming years. The Da One group is also establishing multiple funds to ensure wealth generation for participants at one end and equitable support for high-growth start-ups across the world and in India on the other. Shikhar Dhawan is one of the most reputed names in the cricket world, and he has established a globally enriched and seasoned founding team who will lead the fund’s investment thesis across the spectrum of Sports to include Technology, eSports, Gaming, Web3 & more. This unique network of Da One group will provide unprecedented access to an ecosystem worldwide, which will accelerate and mobilise new propositions with unique positioning.

Similarly, in Da One Sports, the team is working aggressively to achieve it targets of-

• 2 Centre of Excellence to be developed
• 12 Sports to be taken care of at Grassroots and Elite Coaching Programs
• 250 Coaches to be educated in 4 regions
• 1,00,000 athletes to be impacted through our sports and wellness program

Da One Sports is a sports education and training firm working towards establishing better quality training right from the Grassroots level. Da One Sports’ approach of ‘Activity Based Learning’ and ‘Child Centric’ are the two main features of every program that’s designed. Da One Sports will streamline training while creating ample opportunities to learn and grow for every athlete and coach to be a better human being.

Shikhar Dhawan Foundation believes that all and every individual can affect social change and talking about social issues is the start of the process. Discussing and spreading awareness about social issues help create a better understanding of the problems regarding the root cause and nature of these issues. The SDF is established with an aim to bring change and help prevent social issues and would be devoted to the common good. SDF works on campaigns to spread awareness regarding issues related to providing quality education, hunger eradication, job creation, poverty, eradication of illiteracy, and other issues. Strategic measures are adopted for the upliftment of the communities and their welfare by the Shikhar Dhawan Foundation.

Currently, as the CEO of Da One Group, Amitesh Shah is responsible for Shikhar Dhawan’s overall success of business entities in Sports, Philanthropy, Entrepreneurship, and Entertainment & taking Shikhar to “Shikhar”.

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New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Hailing Shikhar Dhawan for his splendid form in the ongoing IPL 2023, former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has said that Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper is leading his team by example.

Dhawan, who played a crucial role in anchoring his side to competitive totals, is the leading run scorer in the IPL 2023, smashing 225 runs at a strike rate of 149.00 including back-to-back unbeaten fifty-plus scores in the last two games.

The left-hander hit 86 not out against Rajasthan Royals and remained unbeaten on 99 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

"Punjab Kings' bowling is good. The team that has a good bowling unit has a better chance of finishing in the top four in the IPL. Shikhar Dhawan is the Khalifa of IPL. He is in form and leading his team by example. These conditions have further boosted the chances of his team going a long way this season," Kaif said on Star Sports' Cricket Live Show.

Meanwhile, hailing Dhawan for the way he's batting, former Australia all-rounder David Hussey termed the senior India cricketer as the best in the business.

"Punjab Kings' strategy looks simple in this IPL i.e. to bat around Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has paced his innings brilliantly in the tournament, he's a world-class batter," said Hussey.

With two wins and a loss in three games, PBKS are placed sixth in the standings with four points. They will next play defending champions Gujarat Titans at home on April 13.