Bollywood and cricket connection: Some cricketers who found their love interest in popular movie stars

Bollywood’s special connection with cricket has always fascinated the fans. Dating scenes between cricketers and actors have kept everyone intrigued about their personal lives. Let’s take a look at some of the popular relationships.

KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty

The cricketer and actor met through a common friend in 2019 and soon started dating. The couple started sharing pictures with each other on social media that same year. They made their first public appearance together at the screening of Athiya’s brother Ahan Shetty's debut movie 'Tadap' in 2021. The actor often accompanied Rahul for his international cricket matches.

Tiger Pataudi And Sharmila Tagore

Their love story was nothing short of a Bollywood movie, filled with dramatic twists and turns and the grand proposal in Paris. The couple met in 1965 at a party where they first interacted with each other. They tied the knot in 1969.
Sharmila had earlier revealed that Mansoor announced their marriage even before proposing to her.
The couple has three children, Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

Virat and Anushka first met on the sets of a TV commercial shoot that featured them together. The two started dating soon after. The couple made their relationship official in November 2014 when they were spotted at the Indian Super League football game in Pune. Virat and Anushka married in 2017 and welcomed daughter Vamika in January 2021.

Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic

The couple has a cute love story to tell. Hardik and Natasa reportedly met at a nightclub and instantly fell in love. At that time, Natasa had no idea that he was a popular cricketer. The couple announced their engagement via an Instagram post on January 1, 2020. They tied the knot in May that year during the COVID-19 lockdown. The couple welcomed son, Agastya, on 30 July 2020.

Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards

Vivian and Neena were dating in the 1980s. The cricketer met the ‘Saans’ actor at a party in Mumbai when he had come to India with the West Indian team for a series. Vivian was married at that time. However, he went ahead and dated Neena.
The ‘Badhaai Do’ actor welcomed Masaba Gupta in 1998, whom she raised as a single mother as Vivian refused to leave his wife for her.

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