Cricketers And Their Bollywood Divas: Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma & More!
From fairytale weddings to quiet, low-key romances that blossomed away from the spotlight, these couples have captured public imagination for all the right reasons.
Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma
Cricketer Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma first met in 2013 on the sets of a shampoo commercial, and what began as a low-key romance gradually grew into one of India’s most famous celebrity relationships.
They tied the knot in a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy, in December 2017. The couple welcomed their first child, Vamika, in January 2021, followed by the birth of their son Akaay in February 2024.
KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty
Suniel Shetty’s daughter, actress Athiya Shetty, and KL Rahul fell in love in early 2019 after meeting through mutual friends, keeping their relationship low-key with subtle social media hints.
They sealed the deal on January 23, 2023, with an intimate, traditional wedding at Suniel Shetty’s farmhouse in Khandala, and their fairytale got even sweeter in 2025 when they welcomed their daughter, Evaarah.
Natasa Stankovic-Hardik Pandya and now Mahieka Sharma
Cricketer Hardik Pandya’s love life has been quite filmi. He married Serbian model-actress Natasa Stankovic after a surprise yacht engagement in Dubai, followed by a low-key lockdown wedding in 2020, and the couple welcomed their son Agastya that year too.
Fast forward to 2024, the two decided to part ways but continue to co-parent their little boy like pros. Now, Hardik’s reportedly dating Mahieka Sharma, keeping the gossip mills happily spinning.
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Sagarika Ghatge-Zaheer Khan
Chak De! India actress Sagarika Ghatge found her real-life happily ever after with former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan.
Their love story began quietly through mutual friends, stayed refreshingly low-key, and culminated in a beautiful interfaith wedding in November 2017. Fast forward to April 2025, and the couple added their cutest chapter yet by welcoming their son, Fatehsinh.
Hazel Keech-Yuvraj Singh
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh chased love fiercely, pursuing Bodyguard actress Hazel Keech for three whole years before she finally said yes.
The couple married in November 2016 and are now proud parents to two kids, son Orion and daughter Aura.
Sharmila Tagore-Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Sharmila Tagore’s romance with cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was straight out of a classic film. The two met in the 1960s, fell deeply in love despite coming from very different worlds, and Sharmila even embraced a new faith before marrying the former Indian cricket captain in 1968. Their union became one of India’s most iconic Bollywood-cricket love stories.
Bollywood and cricket may be India’s biggest obsessions, but together, they create love stories that feel truly larger than life.