India, June 27 -- Shikhar Dhawan, the former India opening batter, has made a startling revelation about his personal life, and it dates back to 2006. In his memoir titled 'The One: Cricket, My Life and More', the former India batter, who was regarded as 'Mr ICC', opened up on a time when he developed strong feelings for a girl during India A's series against Australia in 2006. He opened up on the times he used to "smuggle" the girl to the hotel room he shared with Rohit Sharma.

Shikhar Dhawan also revealed Rohit Sharma's reaction to the same, saying his relationship with the woman became a talking point within the team throughout the tour of Australia.

"Then came a tour to Australia with the India A squad in 2006. The moment I landed i...