Take a look at the list of 7 Indian cricketers who married Bollywood actors or models throughout their lives:
1. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
The sparkling duo Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have to be the most “talked wedding between a cricketer and an actor” if there is ever a competition.
Although there have been reports that this “Best batsman of the current era” has been dating Anushka for quite some time, the two of them have mostly kept their relationship out of the public eye. Furthermore, there were moments when Virat was irritated when he was asked questions regarding him and Anushka Sharma.
They eventually married in 2017 in a destination wedding in one of Italy’s most beautiful locations. Even though the wedding was a small occasion with only a handful of the closest members of both families, it was widely covered by the Indian media for many days.
2. Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech
Yuvraj Singh has long been known as Indian cricket’s “Prince Charming,” and although being most known for his “Six sixes” against Stuart Broad in the T20 World Cup, he has had his fair share of reported love romances with several models and Bollywood stars.
Even though his struggle with cancer threatened to cast his career into darkness, this fighter cricketer triumphed over all obstacles on his route to a return to the national team. Yuvraj married Bollywood diva Hazel Keech two weeks after attending his teammate Harbhajan Singh’s wedding reception.
Yuvraj is claimed to have requested a coffee meeting with Hazel, but she refused for over three years before finally agreeing, and their love storey took the last leap forward.
3. Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra
Harbhajan Singh is the Indian team’s very own ” Turbanotor,” and his mysterious off-spin bowling has troubled nearly every best hitter of his age. He appears to have used some of his bowling skills to pursue Bollywood actress Geeta Basra in the process.
Both Geeta and Bhajji are said to have met through mutual connections, and our very own ‘Bhajji’ fell for the Bollywood star after only a few encounters. Although they went on to date for eight years, they have generally kept their relationship out of the spotlight.
Finally, Bhajji married Geeta in a traditional gurudwara ceremony in Jalandhar, and the wedding banquet in Delhi was attended by several prominent figures, including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi.
4. Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge
Zaheer Khan has long been known for his spectacular swing bowling and has been one of India’s most recognised bowlers for almost a decade. Furthermore, he was always seen as a quiet man in the cricket community, but who would’ve guessed that this so-called “introvert fellow” would marry a Bollywood actress without letting anybody know?
Both Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer were first seen together at Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech’s wedding, prompting speculation that they were dating. Although neither of them confessed it, it was widely assumed that they dated for roughly 9 months before marrying on November 23, 2017. People found out about their wedding after Zaheer announced it on social media.
5. Hardik Pandya And Natasa Stankovic
This duo is one of the most recent Bollywood-cricket duos to become a married couple and made headlines for the same. Natasa and Hardik first met in a nightclub. Within a fraction of a second, they felt an immediate connection. When Natasa came to visit his family to celebrate Diwali, Hardik presented her to his family. Natasa had also attended some of Hardik’s cricket parties.
Natasa and Hardik grew to be very good friends over time. When Hardik Pandya made news for his controversial statements on Karan Johar’s talk programme, Koffee With Karan, and received a lot of backlashes, their love storey began by remaining by Hardik’s side during a tough moment. They gradually get close to one another.
We were expecting them to announce their wedding plans soon after they got engaged in January. However, it all transpired far sooner than we had anticipated. Soon after their wedding, they welcomed their child, Agastya.
6. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
In its own way, the love tale between Indian team captain Late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi or Tiger Pataudi and Bollywood star Sharmila Tagore is iconic. Pataudi had no idea what Bollywood and movies were, and Sharmila had no interest in cricket at all. Still, it was Tiger’s love for Sharmila that drew him to this Bollywood queen after seeing her for the first time.
Like a mad lover, the tiger tried to pursue Sharmila by sending several proposals, love notes, and roses; and it was his purity and sense of humour that recently led Sharmila Tagore to fall in love with this renowned cricketer.
They went on to date for a while until Tiger proposed to her in the streets of Paris. Even after Pataudi died in 2011, their love will always be remembered for each other.
7. Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani met on the set of a commercial shoot in 1990 and fell in love. Following that, they were both thought to be having an affair, and even though Azhar was already married to his wife Naureen, the entire connection became a source of controversy.
Azhar ultimately divorced Naureen and married Sangeeta in 1996, but their marriage was marred by several disagreements and conflicts. Furthermore, they both divorced later on, and although Sangeeta Bijlani has been seen in public with Azhar, both of them have dismissed any future possibility of reconciliation.
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