5 couples from the cricketing world who married for love

All these couples married for love and are now happily living with their partners who have become their pillars of strength in more ways than one

Couples who fell in love

It doesn't matter who you are, when you are in love with your best friend. Everything automatically falls right into place. That's exactly what these couples from the cricket world have proved.

All of them married for love and are now happily living with their partners who have become their pillars of strength in more ways than one.

In marrying the one they so love, they have also become an inspiration for many youngsters and have proved that distance only makes the heart go fonder.

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Ishant Sharma and Pratima Singh

India's fast-medium bowler Ishant Sharma who was bowled over by India's basketball champion Pratima Singh, tied the knot on December 9. The couple exchanged vows in a traditional Hindu ceremony at the Nottingham Hills farmhouse in Gurgaon.

The wedding comes just months after the couple's ring ceremony, that took place on June 19 in Varanasi this year. Needless to say, their's is a truly filmy love story.

It all started when Ishant Sharma came as a chief guest to for Delhi’s Reebok IGMA Basketball Association (RIBA) League in 2011. The two met and got to know each other and a few years later, are now man and wife.

In an Instagram picture that Ishant shared he wrote a rather emotional message for his now wife Pratima. "There are a lot of people who call you by your name but there is only one person who can makes it sound special. Thank you Pratima for coming in life and making it worth living. I found a great friend, an honest adviser in you, you are someone I can put my trust in and talk anything and everything. my life," he wrote.

Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech

Not many know this, but the love story of Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech actually started with a rejection. Yes, that's correct.

By his own admission on the hit show The Kapil Sharma Show, Singh said that when he first met Keech he tried to get her to go out with him for coffee, but that never happened for the next three years. But her indirect rejection did not deter him and he continued to pursue her till she finally met him.

There was obviously no looking back for the couple, who tied the knot twice (November 30th and December 2) and followed it up a start-studded Delhi reception.

While sharing a picture from their mehendi ceremony in his Instagram account Yuvraj wrote: "Starting a new innings today ! Thank you for your love please bless the couple."

Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh

It is not uncommon to fall in love with somebody who has always been so supportive of you. That's exactly what happened with Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh.

The much-in-love couple who tied the knot last year on December 13, met each other professionally. Sajdeh is a popular name in the cricketing circles since she is a sports manager and managed Sharma among other celebrity sportsperson.

Needless to say, love blossomed and Sharma took Sajdeh to the Borivali Sports Club in Mumbai, where he first played cricket at the age of 11 and popped the question at the strike of midnight with a gorgeous diamond ring!

The rest, as they say, is history.

Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra

India's ace bowler Harbhajan Singh and Bollywood's newcomer Geeta Basra started dating each other secretly back in the early 2006.

They maintained their stance as 'good friends' for almost eight years till they finally tied the knot on October 29 last year in a star-studded wedding ceremony.

While it wasn't love at first sight for Basra, it sure was for Bhajji. One year has passed since their wedding and today, they are proud parents of their four-month-old daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha.

MS Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Rawat

He was fast becoming the biggest name in international cricket and she was a simple management employee at a five star hotel, when they first laid eyes on each other. This is how the love story of MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi started.

Although the two knew each other since childhood, they never were in love with each other. But when they finally met each other at the Taj Bengal, where Sakshi was interning and 'Captain cool' was accompanying his team for a match, he asked for her number from her friend.

After wooing her for two months, they finally started dating in March 2008 and got married in July 4, 2010 and have a 1.9 years daughter, Ziva Dhoni.

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