Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan celebrated his 34th birthday on 5th December. Shikhar Dhawan, who is fondly called as ‘Gabbar’ by his fans and teammates, is one of the most loved Indian cricketers.
As the cricketer celebrated his birthday, the social media was flooded with birthday messages and wishes for the fearless opener. From fans to cricketers everyone came together and poured in wishes for the cricketer on his birthday.
Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar also took to his twitter and came up with an amazing tweet for Shikhar Dhawan. In his tweet, he changed the lyrics of the popular song ‘Lungi Dance’ from the movie Chennai Express into his own version, where he praised the striking skills of Shikhar Dhawan aka ‘Gabbar’. Sachin Tendulkar also shared a picture of himself with Shikhar Dhawan alongside the birthday wish. He wrote:
“मुछों को थोड़ा राउंड घुमाके |
गब्बर के जैसा चौका लगा के |?
जन्मदिन मुबारक शिखर!”
Here, have a look at the tweet of Sachin Tendulkar:
मुछों को थोड़ा राउंड घुमाके |
गब्बर के जैसा चौका लगा के |?जन्मदिन मुबारक शिखर! pic.twitter.com/x90ImQvS6S
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 5, 2019
Here, check out how the cricket fraternity wished him on his birthday:
Gautam Gambhir:
Happy B’day Shikhi boy @SDhawan25 Have a good one buddy, lots of love ? pic.twitter.com/kH5GXvjYC5
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 5, 2019
Shreyas Iyer:
Happy birthday @SDhawan25 bro ?#HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/Mib8bU4Ume
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) December 5, 2019
Yuvraj Singh:
One person who’s always happy in every moment ! Saada gabar ?? janam din mubarak jatt ji lots of love ? ?
? @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/tJO9LSyyJW
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 5, 2019
Cheteshwar Pujara:
Happy birthday Shikhar bro @SDhawan25, have a great one ? pic.twitter.com/4wiNh6sHFR
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 5, 2019
Umesh Yadav:
Happy Birthday @SDhawan25 bhai aka Gabbar. You are a rockstar ?? pic.twitter.com/UMVn7Fk7rM
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) December 5, 2019
Hardik Pandya:
Happy birthday mera jatta ? have a blast and keep smiling always ? @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/cT01pvPolV
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) December 5, 2019
Jasprit Bumrah:
Shikhi bhai!! Wishing you lots of love and joy on your birthday ?? @SDhawan25 #HappyBirthdayShikhar pic.twitter.com/FxLJL5hLFW
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) December 5, 2019
Robin Uthappa:
Happy birthday Gabbar Dhawan! Have an amazing year ahead. ? @SDhawan25
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 5, 2019
Ishant Sharma:
Happy Birthday Jatt Ji!! ?
Wishing you all the happiness. May god bless you with whatever you wish for. Keep shining champ! ? ? @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/u8uqx6Ic9z— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) December 5, 2019
Suresh Raina:
Happy birthday brother @SDhawan25. May this birthday bring lots of happiness & success your way my gem. pic.twitter.com/wbnsVS3QFq
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) December 5, 2019
Harbhajan Singh:
Bandha yeh bindaas hai apna Jatt ji khaas hai.. Jeo mere veer.. happy birthday @SDhawan25 May waheguru shower you with all the happiness… god bless you brother #muchchakkerakhniaa ?#HBDDhawan pic.twitter.com/RQDRi5avEc
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 5, 2019
After receiving so many birthday wishes, Shikhar Dhawan took to his social media and uploaded a funny video, where he and Khaleel Ahmed, who was also celebrating his birthday yesterday, can be seen singing and dancing on the song “Happy Birthday”. Both the cricketers thanked the fans for pouring in birthday wishes for them. Sharing the video, Shikhar Dhawan wrote:
“Thank you all for your birthday wishes! @imK_Ahmed13 and I are grateful for all the love. Khush raho doston ”
Here, check out the video:
Thank you all for your birthday wishes! @imK_Ahmed13 and I are grateful for all the love. Khush raho doston
pic.twitter.com/OvgTOG4QbY
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) December 5, 2019
Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team is all set for the T20I series against West Indies that will kickstart from today, i.e, from 6th December. Shikhar Dhawan will not feature in the series as he was not included in the team because of an injury.