Bollywood and Cricket are like two Religions in India but these two, unlike other religions in the world, have been both always interlinked - not just for entertainment but also for the link-ups and relationships between Indian Cricketers and Bollywood actresses.
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan, who is leading the Delhi Daredevils team in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 10, on Monday April 24 2017 announced his engagement with Bollywood actress Sagarika Ghatge on Twitter.
Never laugh at your wife's choices. You are one of them !!! Partners for life. #engaged @sagarikavghatge pic.twitter.com/rUOtObFhiX— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) April 24, 2017
The two had been earlier spotted together multiple times at various public events and their relationship was always speculated in media. However, this is not the first time that an Indian Cricketer and a Bollywood actress have been linked. Some have been successful, many others just passing affairs. Indian skipper Virat Kohli and one of Bollywood's top actress today Anushka Sharma also look like heading into the wedding wows soon, if their now very public banters on their social networking websites is anything to go by.
Till Virat and Anushka make anything official, we celebrate the happy union of Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge by listing Top 5 link-ups between Cricketers and Bollywood actresses:
1) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
The first ever celebrity couple from Cricket and Bollywood, Tiger Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore were introduced through common friends and fell in love which was met with some objections by both their families. However, they overcame all the obstacles and were blessed with three kids. The couple remained together until the death of Mansoor Ali in 2011.
2) Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta
Legendary cricketer Sir Vivian Richards and award winning actress Neena Gupta shared an unconventional relationship with each other as he was married at the time two got involved in a relationship, drawing much controversy also. Their affair however could not culminate in a marriage and both decided to go separate paths. The couple was however blessed with a love child named Masaba. Neena raised Masaba on her own and today the young girl has become a famed fashion designer in India with major celebrity clients of her own fashion label.
3) Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani
Azhar got married to a 16 year old Naureen in 1987 and the couple had two sons by 1994 when he reportedly first met Miss World 1980 and then Bollywood starlet Sangeeta Bijlani at a commercial shoot. The multiple meetings thereafter made it clear that it was not a passing affair as with passage of time, Sangeeta started to accompany the Indian skipper to all his matches Sources say the Indian players were miffed with her attitude and with the fact that Azhar was so smitten by her that he concentrated more on her than the game leading the Indian team to lose matches on many occasions.
Things seemed serious between Sangeeta and Azhar and the smitten cricketer decided to divorce his wife of eight years, Naureen, to marry Bijli. Sangeeta was suddenly perceived as the home wrecker who had ripped apart a family and Azhar paid a hefty sum to be able to wed his ladylove in 1996.
The wedding came as a shock as media had earlier reported that Sangeeta was not the one to agree to the second wife status. During her relationship with Bollywood's bad boy Salman Khan, she always wanted a marriage. But she left Salman when she caught him cheating on her with Somy Ali. The heartache of divorce which Naureen experienced, Sangeeta had experienced it Salman but this time she was the reason.
The two however finally called quits in 2010 with a divorce. Bijlani is since then back to good terms with former paramour Salman and his family and is keen on making a comeback in films.
4) Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra
Geeta Basra may have had an uneventful Bollywood career - she debuted with 'Dil Diya Hai' (2006) and followed it up with 'The Train' (2007), both opposite Emraan Hashmi - but she stayed in news as cricketer Harbhajan Singh's 'special someone'. The two stuck to 'just good friends' for many years whenever quizzed about their alleged relationship.
At an IPL awards ceremony hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, the star had some fun at Harbhajan's expense when he asked: "Bhajji apka ghar kab Basra hai?" While the latter couldn't stop blushing, SRK hurled another googly at him: "Gita ki kasam kha kar kaho!"
After an eight-year courtship, the couple tied the knots in October 2015 at Phagwara, near Bhajji's hometown Jalandhar in Punjab. The happily married couple were blessed with a daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha, in 2016.
5) Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech
Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech had reportedly been dating each other for some time before their relationship garnered the media spotlight. Only a few close friends were privy to Yuvraj and Hazel’s relationship. However, this was not the first time that Yuvraj has been linked to a Bollywood actress. Apart from being in a long-term relationship with actress Kim Sharma, he has allegedly being linked-up with almost everyone from Deepika Padukone and Preity Zinta to Neha Dhupia and Ameesha Patel.
Ever since his good friend Harbhajan's wedding in October 2016, media frequently played reports of Yuvraj's impending marriage. The two cricketers and also good friends indulged in friendly wedding related banter on social networking site Twitter to keep gossip columns happy.
@YUVSTRONG12 u should also come in a line and play straight now. No cut pull 😂😂😂😛😛😛— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 29, 2015
😄 yes mr @harbhajan_singh from Diwali onwards I'm going to play straight see u Tom night 💃🏼🎊🎉— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 30, 2015
It was ealry November 2016 when Yuvrajand Hazen got engaged to each other in a very private ceremony in the exotic locales of Bali and the news was announced to media by the cricketer's manager Aneesh Gautam. Yuvraj and Hazel later themselves self confirmed the news with a tweet.
Yes I am engaged 💍cause i found a friend for life in @hazelkeech as mom says a reflection of her ❤️👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/dPI2H9EE6C— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 15, 2015
Yes, its true, im getting married to @YUVSTRONG12 Im so thankful to have found such an amazing person #shazam pic.twitter.com/qpe9yCe3Xk— Hazel Keech (@hazelkeech) November 15, 2015
The couple got married in a simple wedding on November 30 at Baba Ram Singh Ganduan Wale's dera in Duffera, Punjab.
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