When we talk about cricketers, we are mainly talking about what they do on the field. We really do not know what's going on in their personal lives. Many wonder about their personal lives and what they do when they are not on screen. Some players are the same on and off the pitch, and some are completely different. Speaking of personal life, many cricketers are estranged from their wives for various reasons. Presenting to you the Top 10 cricketers who got divorced:
1. Michael Clarke
The former 2015 World Cup-winning Australia captain and his wife Kelly recently separated after seven years of marriage. The couple, who married in 2012, divorced five months ago. They have a four-year-old daughter and will share parenthood. They both released a statement providing this information.
2. Shikhar Dhawan
He is an international cricketer from India. He is a left-handed batsman and is currently the captain of the Punjab Kings in the IPL. He married Ayesha Mukherjee in 2013 and had a child named Zoravar. In 2021, they announced their separation after eight years of marriage. This was Ayesha’s second marriage. Ayesha, from her previous marriage, had two daughters.
3. Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is currently married to Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. But before this marriage, Malik married a woman named Ayesha Siddiqui in 2002. Shoaib gave him a divorce before marrying Sania Mirza. He was a former all-rounder for Pakistan. They both became parents to a son named Izhaan. There are reports that Shoaib and Sania have ended their relationship.
4. Sanath Jayasuriya
The Sri Lankan legend married a woman named Sumudu Karunanayake in 1998, but they divorced within a year. In 2000, he married Sandra, but they divorced in 2012. He was a left-handed opener for Sri Lanka who made batting look easy. He was also a former member of the Sri Lankan parliament.
5. Simon Doull
Simon Doull, a great New Zealand fast bowler known for his swing bowling, has had his personal life separated. Doull married a woman named Karin and had two sons. But then he divorced for personal reasons. Doull married a woman named Liana Herbert last year, whom he met during surgery at the hospital.
6. Vinod Kambli
Either way, Vinod Kambli is known for his stories off the pitch, and this is just one of them. Vinod Kambli married his childhood friend Noella Lewis in 1998. But then, due to problems, he divorced her and married former model Andrea Hewitt. Vinod also changed his religion to marry her. He converted from Hinduism to Christianity.
7. Brett Lee
The Australian fast bowler and former captain married a woman named Elizabeth Kemp in 2006, but they divorced in just over two years. Then, in 2014, Brett Lee married Lana Anderson. He was known as one of the most lethal fast bowlers in the history of cricket. He is currently doing commentary in the IPL and the Big Bash League.
8. Mohammad Azharuddin
Many are familiar with the two marriages of Hyderabad cricketer Muhammad Azharuddin. He was first married to Noureen, with whom he has two sons. But then he wanted to marry actress Sangeeta Biljani in 1996, so he divorced his first wife. He was loaded with charges of match-fixing in 2000, but later he was not found guilty.
9. Jonty Rhodes
The prominent South African outreach worker was married to a woman named Kate McCarthy, but their marriage ended in 2013 after 19 years. The following year, Jonty Rhodes married Melanie Wolfe. He is known as the best fielder in the history of cricket. Rhodes is the fielding coach for the Delhi Capitals. He has a daughter.
10. Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik's divorce story is very interesting. Karthik is married to his childhood friend, Nikita Vanjara. In 2012, Karthik found out his wife was having an affair with Murali Vijay and got divorced! In 2015, he married famous squash player Deepika Pallikal. He played some extraordinary strokes in the 2018 Asia Cup and led India to victory.
