How Indian cricketers met their partners

It is said that marriages are matches made in heaven and in most cases, rightly so. In India, where cricket is treated like a religion and cricketers are treated no less than Gods, people love to know every little detail about their favourite player. And so, from Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Mehta to Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic, here we list down how some famous Indian cricketers met their partners and eventually got married. Read on to know more.

Photo: Sachin Tendulkar and Natasa Stankovic/ Instagram

He was a popular cricketer, she was studying medicine– cupid struck them and the rest, as they say, is history. We are talking about the love life of the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali Mehta. Sachin and Anjali first had a chance meeting at the Mumbai airport and it was love at first sight for them. They later met at a common friend’s party and soon started dating. Initially, Anjali was unaware of Sachin’s popularity as a cricketer or even the game– which in a way drew Sachin towards her. The lovely couple dated for five years and got married in 1995. Sachin and Anjali have been married for roughly 30 years, and their life partnership is an inspiration to many.

Photo: Sachin Tendulkar/ Instagram

‘Captain Cool’ MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi had attended the same school in Ranchi and their families even knew each other. However, it was much later in 2007 when the two first met at The Taj Bengal– where Dhoni had gone to stay as a cricketer on tour, and Sakshi was interning at the hotel. Sakshi was introduced to Dhoni by the hotel manager, and in 2008 the duo started dating. Two years later, Dhoni and Sakhi got married and they now have a daughter named Ziva together.

Photo: Sakshi Rawat/ Instagram

He was an ace cricketer, she was one of the top Bollywood actresses. They met for the first time for an advertisement shoot and the rest, as they say, is history. We are talking about Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. The couple dated for a few years before finally tying the knot in 2017. They are now proud parents of two– daughter Vamika and son Akaay.

Photo: Anushka Sharma/ Instagram

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and Serbian actress-model Natasa Stankovi first met while partying at a club in Mumbai in 2018, and it was a love-at-first-sight moment for them. Hardik and Natasa hit it off instantly, and after two years of dating Hardik proposed to Natasa on January 1, 2020, while on a trip to Dubai. The couple got married in May 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, and in July of the same year welcomed their son Agastya. However, Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic are now much in the news due to rumours of their divorce. The rumour intensified when Natasa dropped ‘Pandya’ from her name on social media. Neither Hardik nor Natasa has commented about their marriage or divorce yet.

Photo: Natasa Stankovic/ Instagram

While Rohit Sharma is an ace cricketer, his wife Ritika Sajdeh worked as a sports manager before getting married to him. Rohit Sharma first met Ritika Sajdeh during an advertisement shoot, where Ritika was the manager for other cricketers. In fact, cricketer Yuvraj Singh even considers her as his Rakhi sister and he had warned Rohit against messing with her initially. However, cupid struck Rohit and Ritika and the couple dated for a few years before getting married. They now have a daughter together.

Photo: Rohit Sharma/ Instagram