Virat Kohli weds Anushka Sharma: Indian cricketers who married Bollywood celebs

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma have exchanged vows as per traditional Hindu rituals at a private ceremony in Milan, Italy. While the news of Virushka wedding is spreading like wildfire, here we take a look at other cricketers who found their match in Bollywood stars in the past.

Zaheer Khan - Sagarika Ghatge

Recently, it was India's fast bowler Zaheer Khan and Chak De India actress Sagarika Ghatge who tied the knot in a private ceremony last month on November 23, which was followed by a grand reception for their friends in the industry on November 27. Incidentally, Sagarika's character Preeti Sabrawal in Chak De India also gets married to a cricketer in the film.

Yuvraj Singh - Hazel Keech

Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech made headlines when they tied the knot in November in 2016. The couple's engagement was a dreamy affair which took place in Bali in 2015, followed by a wedding in Chandigarh and Goa and a star-studded reception in Delhi in 2016.

Harbhajan Singh - Geeta Basra

India's spin bowler Harbhajan Singh and actress Geeta Basra got married in 2015 after dating each other for 8 years. "I saw her in a song - Woh Ajnabee - when I was playing county cricket in London. I told my friend that I want to meet this girl," Harbhajan recalled the moment when he first met Geeta and instantly fell for her.  

Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra welcomed their first child on July 27, 2016. in London.  

Mohammad Azharuddin - Sangeeta Bijlani

Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin and actress Sangeeta Bijlani struck dating rumours in 1994. The couple, then got married in 1996, but their marraige was short-lived. They got separated from each other in the year 2010.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi - Sharmila Tagore

The legendary Indian cricket team captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and the then reigning queen of Bollywood Sharmila Tagore are perhaps the first marital alliance between cricket and cinema in India. The couple got married on 27 December 1968 and had three children together - Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan. Pataudi died of respiratory failure on 22 September 2011.