In India, Cricket is worshiped as a religion. Almost every teenager in the country dreams to represent India by wearing the blue jersey. But to reach India’s 20-man squad it takes dedication, hard work and the support of loved ones. There’s a saying ‘behind every successful man, there stands a woman’ and this perfectly appplies on many cricketers who have their supportive wives standing beside them.
Here we are going to tell you about the professions of Indian cricketers’ wives now or before their marriage
Jasprit Bumrah’s wife Sanjana Ganesan – Sports Presenter
The Indian pacer married Sanjana in March 2021. She currently has a contract with Star Sports where she is working as a Presenter. Bumrah’s wife hails from Pune and her first TV stint was MTV show Splitsvilla. However, she missed the show midway due to an injury. She then hosted KKR’s show ‘The Knight Club’ and her major breakthrough was working as a presenter in the 2019 World Cup.
Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma – Bollywood Actress & Businesswoman
The famous Indian actress first time met with Virat Kohli when they did an ad together. Both shared their numbers and started dating each other. After dating for 5 years, the couple decided to tie the knot in 2018. Now, they are one of the power couples in India.
Both Kohli and Anushka’s careers took a leap in 2008 when the cricketer won the U19 World Cup and the actress’s debut film ‘Rab ne bana di jodi’ became a Super Hit. Besides being an actress, Anushka is also a Businesswoman. She is the co-founder of the production company Clean Slate Filmz. Also, she owns Nush, a woman’s clothing brand
Yuzvendra Chahal wife Dhanashree – Dance Choreographer
The couple tied the knot in December 2020 after Chahal proposed her when he was learning dance from her. Dhanashree is born and brought up in Mumbai. She has Doctor’s degree but chose to turn her passion into the profession. She gives dance classes and also has a Youtube Channel with 2.64 million subscribers currently. Her dance cover video of the song ‘Chogada Tara’ is her most-watched video on the site which has 68 million views.
Suresh Raina wife Priyanka – Banker
The former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has married his childhood friend Priyanka Choudhary. They brought up together in Ghaziabad but both lost touch as they reached adulthood. When she did B.Tech from an engineering college in Ghaziabad, Suresh Raina was making his career in Cricket. Priyanka then got a job as an IT professional with a bank in the Netherlands.
In an interview, Raina told, ‘I remember meeting her at the airport for five minutes in 2008. She was flying back to Holland (where she currently works) and I was going to Bangalore for an IPL game, and we met at the Delhi airport for just five minutes. Usse pehle main usse bachpan mein mila tha (before that we met during our childhood).”
As Suresh and Priyanka’s family members were close friends both decided to arrange their children’s marriage. Just after the 2015 Cricket World Cup, both tied the knot. Now, after a few years of marriage, Priyanka has quit her job and has become a social worker. She is co-founder of Gracia Raina Foundation which works for mother and child wellness.
MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi – Former Hotel Receptionist
Sakshi Dhoni is brought up in Guwahati. Interestingly, she was a schoolmate of Anushka Sharma, the wife of Kohli in an Assam school. After completing school Sakshi did a Hotel Management course in Kolkata and worked at the Taj Bengal, Kolkata where she met MS Dhoni for the first time.
MS Dhoni married Sakshi in 2010 without making noise in the media. After the marriage, Sakshi quit her job and now she is enjoying the life of a Housemaker. She is very much active on social media.
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Suryakumar Yadav wife Devisha Shetty – Dance Coach
The current no.1 T20i batter has struggled a lot to earn the blue jersey. Yadav made his IPL debut in 2012 and it took 9 years of hard work for him to get India call-up. But during his struggle days, he had the support of his wife Devisha.
Devisha belongs to an upper-class South Indian family who tied the knot with Surya in 2016. She is a talented dancer who works as a Dance Coach in Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya wife Natasha – Model and Actress
The list of Hardik Pandya’s ex-girlfriends is long. But the all-rounder saw the love of his life in Serbian model Natasa Stankovic. In 2012, Natasa moved to India to try her luck in acting. She did side roles and item numbers in Indian movies. In 2014, she also participated in the reality game show Bigg Boss. She gained popularity when she appeared in Badshah’s song ‘DJ Waley Babu’.
Before Pandya, she dated actor Aly Goni but broke up. Pandya met her during a party and started liking her. Both tied the knot during the COVID lockdown in Hardik Pandya’s home in Vadodara. After the marriage and giving birth to a son, Natasa is still active in the entertainment industry.
Dinesh Karthik wife Dipika Pallikal – Squash Player
In 2015, a heartbroken Dinesh Karthik started 2nd innings of life by marrying Squash Player Dipika Pallikal. The love story began when Dipika and Karthik were training under the same Coach. Dipika didn’t use to like Cricket as she used to feel that Cricketers steal all the name and fame in India while other sportspersons get nothing.
But both started to like each other. In 2013, Karthik even took a flight from India to the UK just to meet Dipika and the special gesture really impressed the Squash player. After dating for two years, they decided to marry in 2015.
Dipika Pallikal is one of the most successful Squash players. While representing India, she has won many medals. She has 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Commonwealth Games medals in her name. She has also won 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals in Asian games.
Sachin Tendulkar wife Anjali – Paediatrician
Anjali Tendulkar is the wife of the Greatest Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar. She is the daughter of popular industrialist, Ashok Mehta. She met Sachin for the first time by chance at Mumbai Airport. Sachin returned from his first tour for the Indian team while Anjali was in the Airport to receive her mother. They felt special after having a conversation.
Sachin dated Anjali for five years before they got married in 1995. Anjali is 6 years elder than Sachin and in those days there was a stereotype that younger men should not marry elder women. But age didn’t turn out to be a hurdle in their relationship.
She is a pediatrician (Children’s Doctor) by her profession. She studied medicine at Grant Medical College and practiced as a pediatrician at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital. But she quit her medical career after family responsibilities arrived.
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Rohit Sharma wife Ritika Sajdeh – Sports Manager
Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika is a Sports Manager by profession. She used to work in a Sports Entertainment management company owned by her cousin Bunty Sajdeh. Ritika used to manage players’ brand endorsements and contracts. The same company was also managing the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
It was the time when Ritika came in touch with Rohit. Both started dating and hanging out together. The couple tied the knot in 2015. After the marriage, Ritika continued to manage her husband’s brand contracts.
Sourav Ganguly wife Dona – Classical Dancer
Sourav Ganguly has married his childhood friend Dona. She was learning dance since she was 3 years of age. She is trained by Kelucharan Mohapatra, a legendary Classical Dancer. Dona Ganguly has performed dance across the country and in overseas as well. She also runs an academy where she teaches Bengali Oddisi dance.
Stuart Binny wife Mayanti Langer – Sports Journalist
Stuart Binnny has represented India in 20 international games and he is the son of current BCCI President and former cricketer Roger Binny. Stuart is holding the record for the best ODI bowling figures for India which he did vs Bangladesh in 2014. He has married Mayanti Langer who is a Sports journalist by profession and currently works for Star Sports. Mayanti has hosted big events like FIFA World Cup 2010, Cricket World Cup 2011 and 2015. She is currently hosting the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Robin Uthappa wife Sheetal Gotham – Former Tennis Player
Robin Uthappa who announced his retirement this year is married with Sheetal Gotham, a former Tennis player. Sheetal’s highest WTA singles ranking was 591 which she achieved in 2001. In her career, she has won 5 ITF singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles.
Harbhajan Singh wife Geeta Basra – Actress
Geeta Basra is a British actress who was born in a Punjabi family in Hampshire, England. Geeta made her Bollywood debut with a 2006 film named ‘Dil Diya Hai’ in which she co-starred with Imran Hashmi. But the film turned out to be a flop. She also feature in a few more films but her acting career didn’t go well.
Geeta married Harbhajan Singh in 2015 after being a relationship with him for a long time. She has now quit acting and enjoying family life.