Cricket is a game whose popularity in India is growing every year. It has now become a game by which one can become a celebrity. So, a person playing cricket for a long time is now referred to as a cricket player and a celebrity. Over the years, we have seen cricketers living a celebrity life, and many have married actresses or celebrity women. Have a look at the cricketers who have celebrity wives.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian team, is famous as a celebrity. Every decision he makes on the field, as well as off the field, becomes news. In 2017, Virat Kohli married one of India's top actresses, Anushka Sharma, in a family ceremony, and the couple has a daughter named Vamika.
2. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder of the Indian team, has always been in the news for his luxury lifestyle. Hardik Pandya, on the field, is called the Caribbean man for his ability to hit sixes like West Indies players. Hardik Pandya, in 2020 married Natasa Stankovic, a Serbian dancer, model, and actress based in Mumbai. Hardik has a son whose name is Agastya.
3. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh is an all-rounder and a left-handed batsman for India. He was often in the news for having some affairs with heroines when he was on the Indian team. Yuvraj Singh finally married Hazel Keech in 2016. She is a British film actress and model. She has acted in movies like Bodyguard.
4. Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh is a former Indian left-arm spinner bowler. He has worked in movies and also works as a commentator. Singh married in 2015 to the Indian film actress Geeta Basra. She has worked with famous actor Emraan Hashmi in movies. Harbhajan Singh has a daughter whose name is Hinaya.
5. Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan was a former fast bowler for Team India. He was the second most successful pace bowler after Kapil Dev. Khan married Sagarika Ghatge, a national-level athlete and model in 2017, who is known for her role in the movie Chak De India.
6. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal is an Indian right-arm leg spinner. Yuzvendra Chahal is a former chess player. Yuzvendra Chahal's wife is Dhanashree Verma. She is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and dentist. Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma got married in 2020.
7. Jaspreet Bumrah
Jaspreet Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler. Bumrah is known as the death-over specialist, and playing his Yorker becomes difficult for even the best batsman. Jaspreet Bumrah tied the knot in 2021 with a sports commentator and sports show host, Sanjana Ganeshan.
8. Stuart Binny
Stuart Binny is an Indian team player who has played in all three formats for India and now plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Stuart Binny is the son of former cricketer Roger Binny, who played for the England team in the 1983 World Cup. Stuart Binny married sports journalist Mayanti Langer in 2012. They have a son together.
9. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Pataudi was a former captain of the Indian cricket team. He married the very famous actress of the '60s, Sharmila Tagore, in 1969. They have three children, the famous actor Saif Ali Khan and two daughters, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.
10. Mohammad Azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin was a right-handed batsman. He was the captain of the Indian team. Mohammad Azharuddin has had a very controversial cricketing career. His second marriage was with the Indian actress Sangeeta Bijlani in 1996, and they divorced in 2010.
