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Here's The List Of Five Indian Cricketers Who Tied The Knot With Bollywood Actresses!

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The relationship between cricket and Bollywood is very old. Apart from Anushka-Virat, Geeta Basra-Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj-Hazel, many other actresses lost their hearts to cricketers. Some of them got married. Here's a list of a few of them. Mohammad Azharuddin-Sangeeta Bijlani: In 1994, there were reports of an affair between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani. Azhar was already married when the two met during the shooting of an advertisement. Azhar finally divorced his wife and married Sangeeta Bijlani in 1996. The two met for the first time in 1990 during the shooting of an advertisement, after which he would occasionally meet at social festivals and airports. After some time Azhar divorced his wife Naureen, emphasizing the seriousness of the relationship with Sangeeta Bijlani. After which in 1996 this right-handed batsman married the actress. However, both of them have been divorced. Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma tied the knot in Italy on 11 December 2017. Only two families and some close friends were involved in their marriage ceremony. It seems that it was only yesterday when Anushka and Virat got married. But the adorable couple will be celebrating their third wedding anniversary in December. Both Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma do not shy away from expressing their love for each other on social media and also give each other credit for their success in their respective fields. Zaheer Khan-Sagarika Ghosh: One of the names in this list is that of Bollywood actress Sagarika Ghatge and former India star bowler Zaheer Khan. After dating each other for a year and a half, finally on November 23, this couple got married in a secret ceremony. Zaheer-Sagarika got engaged in April this year. After the engagement, both of them shared their photos on social media and revealed the good news to their fans. Since the engagement, there had been a lot of speculation about their wedding date, but on 23 November, the duo surprised everyone by getting married. Yuvraj Singh-Hazel Keech: Team India's Sixer King Yuvraj Singh and Bollywood actress Hazel Keech also dated each other for a long time. Finally, on 29 November 2016, in a grand ceremony in Goa, the couple tied the knot. Yuvraj-Hazel's love story was very filmy. Hazel Keech continued to ignore Yuvraj Singh in the initial days, but after about three and a half years, she finally decided to meet Yuvraj Singh. The flamboyant all-rounder said hi to Hazel Keech and offered a coffee date. He disclosed this in a famous TV comedy show. But even after this, their love story could not progress further. After almost three and a half years, both of them again became friends and this friendship turned into love.

Harbhajan Singh-Geeta Basra: Bollywood star Geeta Basra and Team India's star spinner Harbhajan Singh got married on 29th October, 2015 at a five-star club in Phagwara near Jalandhar. The love story of cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra, who hail from Jalandhar city in Punjab, started with 2 tickets for a match and some media support. This fact itself has been confirmed in an interview recently.

When Harbhajan saw Geeta in the song 'Woh Ajnabee', he desired to meet her one day. When he was playing in the T20 World Cup in South Africa, he got Geeta's phone number from somewhere. Bhajji messaged Geeta and requested her to become a friend. The two had met before the first season of IPL. One day, Geeta messaged Harbhajan and asked for 2 tickets for a IPL match. During this time, they met and they became friends and later the two fell in love.

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