In a country like India where Bollywood and cricket are considered nothing less than religions have always had a strong connection. Both entities have had their share of link-ups where Bollywood actresses have got attracted towards cricket stars and vice-versa. There have been quite a few instances where Bollywood actresses had affairs and dated famous cricketers. Some love–affairs culminated in cricketers getting married to Bollywood actresses whereas some affairs and link ups failed to go the distance. A cricketer’s marriage is no less than a Bollywood marriage which is a big event. We look at a few such instances when a cricketer married a Bollywood actress or celebrity and became husband and wife. Here is a list of cricketers who married Bollywood actresses.
VIRAT KOHLI WEDS ANUSHKA SHARMA
Anushka Sharma is currently one of the top actresses in Bollywood industry and the man with whom she has tied the knot is the heart beat of Indian cricket fans. Both the stars were in relationship for couple of years before the tied knot forever. It was a destination wedding for the quintessential celeb couple, Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli on 11 December, 2017. Anushka Sharma becomes the 9th Bollywood actress to marry a cricketer. Doing so she joins the elite club of 'Bollywood actresses who married cricketers' or one could even say 'Cricketer stars who married Bollywood actresses.' Their marriage has put an end to all the speculation and rumours which were floating in the media for a few years.
YUVRAJ SINGH WEDS HAZEL KEECH
I don't think there would be anyone among the cricket fans who is not aware of the heart beat of Punjab, none other than Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj is the first and the only player who has hit six sixes in an over. He is married to a British−Mauritian model turned actress, Hazel Keech who appeared in a few Bollywood films like Salman Khan’s ‘Bodyguard’ and Indian TV programs, tied the knot with longtime cricketer beau Yuvraj Singh. Hazel Keech and Yuvraj Singh tied the knot on 30 November 2016 in a traditional Sikh marriage ceremony at a Gurudwara near Chandigarh.
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