India is a cricket crazy nation and it won’t be wrong to say that cricketers rule the hearts of their fans. Indian cricketers can easily be counted among the most desirable men of the country but there are times when Indian girls have given their hearts to foreign cricketers and got married to them.
Well, today we will let you know about 10 Indian girls/women who got married to foreign cricketers:
1. Sania Mirza – Shoaib Malik (Pakistani cricketer):
Sania Mirza’s marriage with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has come to an end as Sania’s father told the media that the Indian tennis star has used the option of “Khula” which is the right of a Muslim woman to divorce her husband, unilaterally. This happened after Shoaib Malik got married to Pakistani actress Sana Javed and everyone was curious to know whether Shoaib and Sania have taken divorce or not.
2. Vini Raman – Glenn Maxwell (Australian cricketer):
Vini Raman, the Indian girl who is a pharmacist by profession is basically from Chennai and she got married to Aussie cricketer Glenn Maxwell in March 2022 after dating for quite some time. One of the most famous couples among Indian cricket fans, Vini and Maxwell got blessed with a baby boy last year.
3. Mashoom Singha – Shaun Tait (Former Australian cricketer):
Mashoom Singha is an Indian model who had won the title of Miss Earth India in 2001 and she is quite passionate towards environment causes. Mashoom and Shaun met each other in the IPL 2010 and after dating for few years, they tied the knot in 2014.
4. Samiya Arzoo – Hasan Ali (Pakistani cricketer):
Pakistani cricketer Hasan Ali is married to Indian girl Samiya Arzoo who is a flight engineer by profession. She is basically from the Indian state of Haryana and currently her family is settled in Gurugram. Samiya and Hasan met in 2019 through a common friend and before getting married, they dated for quite some time.
5. Madhimalar Ramamurthy – Muttiah Muralitharan (Former Sri Lankan cricketer):
Legendary former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan is married to Madhimalar Ramamurthy who is basically from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Though Muttiah was not interested in marriage, he was somehow convinced by her mother to meet Madhimalar and Muttiah was just bowled out after meeting her for the first time. The first meeting took place in 2004 and the couple got married in 2005.
6. Mana Sarabhai – Mike Brearley (Former English cricketer):
Mike Brearley is considered as one of the best skippers of England as they have won three Ashes under his captaincy and he has led England in 31 out of 39 test matches in which England has won 18 and lost only 4. Mike got married to Mana Sarabhai in 1970, they are currently settled in London and the couple has two kids together. Mana is daughter of Indian businessman Gautam Sarabhai and she is the niece of Indian scientist Vikram Sarabhai who is considered as the father of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
7. Reena Roy – Mohsin Khan (Former Pakistani cricketer):
Reena Roy was one of the most famous and most loved actresses of her time but she chose to quit the industry after her marriage with Mohsin Khan. Reena shifted to Pakistan and gave birth to a daughter who is known as Sanam Khan. However in 1992, she shifted back to India after divorcing Mohsin Khan as she was finding it difficult to adjust with his flashy lifestyle.
8. Rita Luthra – Zaheer Abbas (Former Pakistani cricketer):
Zaheer Abbas and Rita Luthra met each other in 1980 in England, while Zaheer was playing in county cricket, Rita was studying interior designing over there. Zaheer divorced his first wife with whom he had three daughters in order to marry Rita and the couple has a daughter whom they have named as Sonal Abbas.
9. Sukhinder Kaur – Glenn Turner (Former New Zealand cricketer):
Glenn Turner is considered as one of the best batters who have played for New Zealand and he met Sukhinder Kaur in 1969 when the New Zealand team toured India. It was in the year 1973 that they got married and they have two kids.
10. Neena Gupta – Sir Vivian Richards (Former West Indian cricketer):
Neena Gupta is a famous Indian actress and her relationship with Sri Vivian Richards was one of the hottest topics of discussion at one point of time. Though they haven’t got married, they have a daughter together whom they have named as Masaba Gupta.