The personal lives of cricketers garner unprecedented attention, in the sub-continent. Their adoring fans always keep a check about the latest happening in their extravagant lives. In India overseas cricketers to experience huge fan following especially when they have an Indian partner in their lives their popularity automatically gets doubled.
There have been several overseas cricketers who have tied the knot with an Indian partner. In this feature, we try to tell you 5 popular international cricketers that choose to marry an Indian girl. All these cricketers are currently enjoying a long partnership with their ladylove who happens to be from India.
5 Popular Foreign Cricketers Who Married Indian Women
5. Shaun Tait
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait was known to make batsmen dance to his tunes when he had the ball in his hand. Regarded as one of the fastest bowlers of all time Tait is hugely popular in India. The prominent reason for this being Tait’s Indian wife Mashoom Singha.
In 2010, Tait met Mashoom during an IPL after-party when he was representing the Rajasthan Royals and instantly connected. Well, all thanks to Indian Premier League the two met each other and fell in love. Mashoom by profession in a model, anchor and a wine entrepreneur. She also won the title of Miss Earth India of 2001 and coupled the Australian cricketer in 2014 in Mumbai.
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4. Muttiah Muralitharan
Regarded as arguably the greatest spinner of all time Muttiah Muralitharan too got hitched with an Indian lady. The Sri Lankan married a girl from Chennai named Madhimalar who is the daughter of Nithya and S. Ramamurthy.
Murali who is a very simple person found the perfect match for himself when he met Madhimalar. The pair in the presence of their loved ones joined each other in a proper traditional style. Madhimalar was always the biggest support system for Murali throughout his illustrious career. The two are happily married two each other and are also blessed with their two children.
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3. Zaheer Abbas
Zaheer Abbas is one of the best batsmen Pakistan has ever produced. He was known as the ‘Asian Bradman’ and is still widely acknowledged in India. The former cricketer also tied the knot with an India miss whom he met in English county Gloucestershire in the UK.
Zaheer met Rita in the year 1980 and fell in love. Rita was persuing interior designing in the United Kingdom when Zaheer used to represent Gloucestershire in county cricket. The families of both were no strangers to each other and it made it easy for each other to get married. Rita is now known as Sameena Abbas and the couple has lived blissfully ever since.
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2. Shoaib Malik
When Pakistan ace cricketer Shoaib Malik married Indian Tennis superstar Sania Mirza it became a piece of national news. The two became a couple in 2008 when both of them were at the prime of their respective careers. Sania’s family always liked Shoaib and the two finally married each other in the presence of their families. The popular couple took their wedding vows in Sania’s hometown of Hyderabad and became a perfect match for each other.
Their big marriage was surrounded by a lot of controversies but they silenced everyone when they completed their wedlock. Ever Since the couple has been together and supported each other during difficult times. They now have a boy named Izhaan Mirza Malik who himself has become quite popular on Instagram.
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1.Hasan Ali
The latest overseas cricketer to marry an Indian girl is Hassan Ali. The fast bowler of Pakistan fell in love with Samiya Arzoo who belongs from Haryana, India. The pair met each other for the first time in Dubai and immediately became friends. The pair soon fell in love and with the approval of their families married each other in August 2019.
Samiya Arzoo happens to be an engineer and hails from Chandeni village of Nuh district in Haryana. Samiya has finished her B- Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Manav Rachna University, Gurgaon. The girl from Haryana is extremely happy to have a soul mate like Hassan Ali and the two often showcase their love on social media.
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