Highlights
Bollywood and Cricket have long been worshipped together in India and have a fine chemistry together. From being present in the stands to cheer for the Indian team, Bollywood celebrities even have gone beyond and tied the knots with Cricketers.
Here we present to you the list of Bollywood celebrities who got hitched with cricketers.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli:
The power couple popularly known as Virushka, met in 2013 in a TV Commercial shoot and hit off since then. The stars dated for 4 years breaking up for a little while but again came back together and married in 2017 finally in Italy in a private wedding ceremony. After that, they had been blessed with a girl and a boy recently Vamika Kohli and Aakay Kohli.
Hazel Keech and Yuvraj Singh
Hazel Keech met Yuvi at a friend’s birthday party in 2011. The Indian star all rounder was starstruck by Hazel’s looks and personality. In some interviews, Yuvraj has said that he waited 3 years for her to finally say yes to his proposal. He also said that everytime he would ask her out for coffee, she would say yes and switch her phone off and wouldnt turn up for the date. They finally married in 2016 in Chandigarh following Sikh Rituals, after engagement in 2015 on a beach in Bali. They have a baby boy born in January 2022.
Geeta Basra and Harbhajan Singh:
Bollywood Actress Geeta Basra and Indian Spinner Harbhajan Spinner married in Jalandhar, Punjab in October 2015. They dated for 8 years before marriage. The couple have a daughter by the name Hinaya Heer Plaha and a son named Jovan.
Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan:
Known for her role in the film Chak De India starring King Khan, Sagarika Ghatge tied the knot with Indian legendary pacer Zaheer Khan. Both Zak and Sagarika keep a very low profile. They married on 23rd November 2017 and hosted a grand reception that followed after 4 days on 27th November 2017 for family and friends.
Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi:
Better known as Tiger Pataudi, the Nawab of Cricket met the bollywood actress through a friend at a party back in 1965. He was the captain of the Indian Cricket Team at the time. The two met and rose in love since then. They got married in 1969 and Sharmila Tagore changed her name to Ayesha Sultana after converting to Islam. They had 3 children, Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, and Saba Ali Khan. Tiger Pataudi died at the age of 70 fighting a lung infection in 2011.
Sangeeta Bijlani and Mohammed Azharuddin:
Bollywood Actress and former Miss India Sangeeta Bijlani married former Indian Cricket Captain Mohammed Azharuddin in 1996. During the time of their marriage, Azharuddin was married to his first wife Naureen. However Sangeeta and Azharuddin separated in 2010 due to some unknown differences.
