Bollywood and Cricket have a unique connection. These two are considered as religions in India and have a massive fanbase. And an amalgamation of these two fields, makes the viewers and fans, extremely excited.
Over the years, we have seen several cricketers tie the knots with Bollywood actresses. There have been several dating rumours of top cricketers and fans love having a gossip session about two individuals from these fields.
Perhaps, the biggest of the lot was the marriage of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma in 2017. The two doyens of their respective field set a benchmark for couples in the B-town and in cricket and have set some major relationship goals.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 Indian cricketers with Bollywood wives:
1. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
Former Indian captain and modern-day great Virat Kohli was dating Anushka Sharma since 2013 after the two met on the sets of a shampoo advertisement. The duo have been the flagbearers of the merger of these two fields in India and have been the favourite couple of all the fans and lovers of Bollywood and Cricket.
They married each other in a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy and the song “Peer Vi Tu”, which was the backdrop of their wedding film, still gives us goosebumps. Anushka Sharma has revolutionised the life of Kohli and has acted as a positive influence on the greatest-ever cricketer produced by India.
2. Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge
We all remember Sagarika Ghatge’s iconic portrayal of Preeti Sabarwal in Chak De India! The reel-life hockey player tied the knot with former Indian legendary pacer, Zaheer Khan in 2017.
She herself is a national-level hockey player and we have seen her extending her unflinching support to Khan in the stadiums. They initially hid their love story from the media and the outside world, but revealed it during the wedding ceremony of Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech Singh in 2016.
3. KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty
Another favourite Bollywood-Cricket couple is KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty. Rahul is one of India’s most prolific run-scorers and dependable batters whereas Athiya Shetty is a Bollywood actress and is the daughter of legendary actor, Suniel Shetty.
The duo married in 2023 and we have seen Athiya Shetty throng to the stadium and support KL Rahul in the matches.
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