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established actress when she met Azhar. Though Harbhajan Singh wedded small time actress Geeta
married at that point to a girl named Naureen, with Basra in 2015 and they have a daughter since.
whom he had two sons, they had a flaming affair But a match to beat all matches was the Anushka
and Mohammad Azharuddin married Sangeeta Sharma-Virat Kohli relationship. Apparently, it took
Bijlani in 1996. Theirs was the most talked about off on the wrong foot, rather, footwear, way back in
and controversial cricketer-actress affairs. The 2013, with a cheesy joke about her extremely high
marriage though, ended in 2010, when Azhar was heels from a nervous Virat. It was definitely not love
rumoured to be having an affair with national at first sight. Professionally, they were following
level badminton star Jwala Gutta (who denies the the same growth trajectory, both excelling at their
affair completely). Ekta Kapoor produced a biopic jobs, selective and paced out. A common middle-
on Azharuddin, in 2018, with Emraan Hashmi class upbringing helped cement a growing bond.
playing the cricketer. Although from radically varying professional
Of the younger generation of cricket-cinema milieu, they found an instant connect in a real
canoodles, Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani dated sense. The desire to take the relationship to the
for a number of years but didn’t make it to the altar. next level saw a fairy-tale wedding in 2018, almost
The flamboyant Yuvraj Singh, after having whirled entirely almost taken care of by Anushka (who had
many a giddy Bollywood wannabe on her toes, anyway proved herself an excellent producer with
including a short dalliance with Deepika Padukone NH10), since Virat was out conquering the world
(before she became a big-ticket star), eventually in another series. The destination wedding in the
picturesque location of Lake Como in Italy had
select friends and family only. Anushka and Virat
remain the neighbours’ envy and nation’s pride.
wedded Hazel Keech, a starlet who never made it
beyond that, for lack of opportunity. Off-spinner
Harbhajan Singh wedded small-time actress Geeta
Basra in 2015 and they have a daughter since.
Of the younger generation of cricket-cinema
canoodles, Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani dated
for a number of years but didn’t make it to the altar.
The flamboyant Yuvraj Singh, after having whirled
many a giddy Bollywood wannabe on her toes,
including a short dalliance with Deepika Padukone
(before she became a big-ticket star), eventually
wedded Hazel Keech, a starlet that never made it IBT estimates that Virat Kholi and Anushka Sharma have
a total net worth of 1,200 crores in 2019 making them the
beyond that, for lack of opportunity. Off-spinner richest crickter-filmstar couple.
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