Cricket and Bollywood have always been interconnected. There are many important relationships between cricketers and Indian film actresses. However, not many have been lucky in their first love.
Although, they were deeply in love, they had to go separate ways and find solace with their now wives. Here’s a list of cricketers who broke up with their girlfriends.
Yuvraj Singh and Kim Sharma
Back then, Yurvraj Singh was one of the most wanted batsman. He was one of the most loved and had a huge female fan following.
His first relationship was with Mohabbatein actress Kim Sharma that lasted for more than 4 years. But, the called for an end in 2007 and Yuvraj Singh found solace in Black Beauty Deepika Padukone. However, their relationship also did not last long and the two separated their ways.
Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani
India fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and dancer-actress Isha Sharvani was in a relationship for 8 years which came to an end in April 2012.
However, talking about the relation, Sharvani said, “I am single today. Yes, we were together for many years. But it is all over between Zaheer and me now.”
Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin separated from his second wife, model and actress Sangeeta Bijlani after being together for 14 years. Azhar’s closing relations with badminton star Jwala Gutta was expected to be the reason behind the split. It was one of the most talked about breakups in cricketing fraternity.
MS Dhoni and Raai Laxmi
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was in a relationship with south siren Raai Laxmi. However, Raai has denied the reports.
Similary, Dhoni was reported of dating Deepika Padukone. However, there has been no truth about the rumours.
Talking about the fling, Raai said: “I was the brand ambassador for the team that he was a part of and we were together for less than a year. We had never committed to each other and never thought of getting married either. It didn’t work for us, so we moved on.”
Virat Kohli and Izabelle Leite
Before his marriage with Anushka Sharma, Indian skipper Virat Kohli dated Brazilian model and actress Izabelle Leite. Izabelle has been a part of Bollywood movies like ‘Sixteen’ and ‘Purani Jeans’.
Even in one of her interviews, Izabelle admitted: “Virat was one of the first Indian friends I had when I came to India. We were dating for quite a while. We were together for almost two years. But we didn’t want to make it public. So yeah, Virat and I did have a relationship.”
Hardik Pandya
The latest to join the bandwagaon who fell for Bollywood beauties was Hardik Pandya. The young cricket sensation was rumored to be dating prominent Kolkata model from Jamshedpur, Lisha Sharma for a year.
Earlier, on her Instagram account Lisha had shared a picture of herself with Hardik with the caption ‘My Boo” and used the hashtag ‘taken’ to describe her relationship. They were even spotted holidaying in Hong Kong.
However, Hardik Pandya announced his relationship status as ‘Single’ on Valentine’s Day.
PNN