Cricket is a diversified sport played almost in every part of the world from associate to affiliates Almost every country in this world plays the sport. Which is why every little thing done by any cricketer in the world goes on to make headlines, whether it’s about them buying an expensive property or actually doing something worthy of mentioning on the field. Anything and everything a cricketer does go on to become huge news in the media.
In the past, we’ve seen how players get indulged in spot-fixing and match-fixing which has led to plenty of controversies. But there are also few players who have had problems in their personal lives which quite became a talk of the town.
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Whether it’s Mohammed Azharuddin or Dinesh Karthik their personal lives did go on to make news in the print media. Which is why today we talk about five such cricketers who married twice in their life.
Here is the list of the top 5 cricketers who married twice:
1. JONTY RHODES
Jonty Rhodes is considered as one of the best fielders in the history of cricket and is affectionately termed as “Superman” by his fans. Jonty Rhodes married Kate McCarthy who is the niece of the former South African cricketer Cuan McCarthy back in 1994. After 19 long years of togetherness, the couple decided to take a divorce in 2013.
A year later, in 2015, Jonty married Melanie Wolf. Melanie and Jonty gave birth to a daughter on 24th April 2015. They named their daughter “India” showing their great affection for the country. The couple gave birth to their second baby in 2017.
2. VINOD KAMBLI
The former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was a flamboyant character. Many said he was more talented than Sachin Tendulkar, but he couldn’t channelise it in the right way. Kambli got married to Noella Lewis in 1998 who worked as a receptionist at Hotel Blue Diamond. Vinod Kambli’s fate didn’t support him in either cricket or marriage.
Later, Kambli and Noella had a divorce and he married a fashion model, Andrea Hewitt. The duo had a baby boy in 2010, who was named Jesus Christiano.
3. IMRAN KHAN
Imran Khan, the pride of Pakistan Cricket Team was the most successful Pakistan Captain who earned a huge number of followers through his achievements on the field. The Pakistan Cricket Team won the World Cup 1992 under his captaincy.
Imran Khan married Jemima Goldsmith in Paris in 1995. However, the marriage wasn’t as successful as his cricketing career and the couple parted ways after 9 long years on 22nd June 2004.
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Later, in 2015 Imran married British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan in a private Nikah ceremony at his residence in Islamabad. The couple announced their intention to file a divorce on 22nd October 2015.
4. DINESH KARTHIK
Dinesh Karthik who plays the role of a wicket-keeper batsman for the Indian Cricket Team married Nikita Vanjara in 2007. However, as per the 2012 controversies, Nikita was said to have an affair with Karthik’s Teammate Murali Vijay. The friendship between the two cricketers was destroyed from thereon.
Later, when Nikita was pregnant with a baby boy, Dinesh Karthik filed a divorce. Nikita and Murali Vijay married each other soon after the divorce. Now, Dinesh Karthik is happily married to the Indian Squash Player, Dipika Pallikal.
5. MOHAMMAD AZHARUDDIN
Mohammad Azharuddin is considered to be one of the most stylish players of his times. Azharuddin, the former Indian captain had some amazing on-field records which were overshadowed by his off-field controversies. Azharuddin married his first wife Naureen in 1987. However, the marriage didn’t work well for the two and the couple decided to take a divorce in the late 90s.
Azharuddin met “Miss India 1980”, Sangeeta Bijlani at a commercial shoot. From there on the duo held their hand together and despite all the obstacles, they married in 1996. However, Azharuddin’s second marriage ended in a divorce as well and the duo separated in 2010.
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