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Cricket's Bollywood connection: Affairs of the heart

  • <p>Rumours of a much-married Azhar dating Sangeeta were finally put to rest when the actress was seen at the Eden Gardens, watching the India-Sri Lanka semi-final in 1996. The same year, Azhar divorced his wife, Naureen, and married Sangeeta. </p>
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    Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani

    Rumours of a much-married Azhar dating Sangeeta were finally put to rest when the actress was seen at the Eden Gardens, watching the India-Sri Lanka semi-final in 1996. The same year, Azhar divorced his wife, Naureen, and married Sangeeta.

  • <p>Bhajji’s love story dates back to the time when India won the innaugral T20 World Cup in 2007. After a lot of waiting and pursuing, Bhajji finally managed to win the heart of Geeta Basra. They tied the knot on November, 2015 and have since been blessed with a baby girl. </p>
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    Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra

    Bhajji’s love story dates back to the time when India won the innaugral T20 World Cup in 2007. After a lot of waiting and pursuing, Bhajji finally managed to win the heart of Geeta Basra. They tied the knot on November, 2015 and have since been blessed with a baby girl.

  • <p>A relationship that stood the test of time. Sparks flew between the Nawab and the actress when they first met in Delhi in 1965. After four years of wooing, Sharmila finally said ‘yes’. </p>
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    Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore

    A relationship that stood the test of time. Sparks flew between the Nawab and the actress when they first met in Delhi in 1965. After four years of wooing, Sharmila finally said ‘yes’.

  • <p>Yuvraj and Kim were seeing each other for four years before it came to an end in 2011. The reason for the split: Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam wasn’t happy about the relationship. </p>
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    Yuvraj Singh and Kim Sharma

    Yuvraj and Kim were seeing each other for four years before it came to an end in 2011. The reason for the split: Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam wasn’t happy about the relationship.

  • <p>According to a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19861130-amrita-singh-and-ravi-shastri-caught-cooing-in-new-york-restaurant-801475-1986-11-30" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:report in India Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">report in India Today</a>, after keeping their love affair under the wraps for a while, Ravi and Amrita got engaged in 1986. However, their love story was short-lived. In 1990, Ravi went o nto marry Ritu, while Amrita tied the knot with Saif Ali Khan in 1991. (Credit: India Today) </p>
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    Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh

    According to a report in India Today, after keeping their love affair under the wraps for a while, Ravi and Amrita got engaged in 1986. However, their love story was short-lived. In 1990, Ravi went o nto marry Ritu, while Amrita tied the knot with Saif Ali Khan in 1991. (Credit: India Today)

  • <p>The ultimate cricket-Bollywood love story. Virat and Anushka seeing each other was an open secret before, in December 2017, they tied the knot in Italy’s Tuscany after four years of togetherness. </p>
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    Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

    The ultimate cricket-Bollywood love story. Virat and Anushka seeing each other was an open secret before, in December 2017, they tied the knot in Italy’s Tuscany after four years of togetherness.

  • <p>It was no secret in the 70s that Bollywood diva Zeenat Aman was bowled over by Pakistan’s Imran Khan. However, their affair didn’t last long. </p>
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    Imran Khan and Zeenat Aman

    It was no secret in the 70s that Bollywood diva Zeenat Aman was bowled over by Pakistan’s Imran Khan. However, their affair didn’t last long.

  • <p>The two parted ways in 2012 after going strong for eight years. He is now married to Sagarika Ghatge, another Bollywood actress. </p>
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    Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani

    The two parted ways in 2012 after going strong for eight years. He is now married to Sagarika Ghatge, another Bollywood actress.

  • <p>In the late 80s, while touring India, the then West Indian captain was bowled over by Neena Gupta’s beauty. Though he was married with two children, Richards continued his love affair with the actor. They have a child named Masaba, who is now a well-known fashion designer in India. </p>
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    Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta

    In the late 80s, while touring India, the then West Indian captain was bowled over by Neena Gupta’s beauty. Though he was married with two children, Richards continued his love affair with the actor. They have a child named Masaba, who is now a well-known fashion designer in India.

<p>Rumours of a much-married Azhar dating Sangeeta were finally put to rest when the actress was seen at the Eden Gardens, watching the India-Sri Lanka semi-final in 1996. The same year, Azhar divorced his wife, Naureen, and married Sangeeta. </p>
<p>Bhajji’s love story dates back to the time when India won the innaugral T20 World Cup in 2007. After a lot of waiting and pursuing, Bhajji finally managed to win the heart of Geeta Basra. They tied the knot on November, 2015 and have since been blessed with a baby girl. </p>
<p>A relationship that stood the test of time. Sparks flew between the Nawab and the actress when they first met in Delhi in 1965. After four years of wooing, Sharmila finally said ‘yes’. </p>
<p>Yuvraj and Kim were seeing each other for four years before it came to an end in 2011. The reason for the split: Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam wasn’t happy about the relationship. </p>
<p>According to a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19861130-amrita-singh-and-ravi-shastri-caught-cooing-in-new-york-restaurant-801475-1986-11-30" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:report in India Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">report in India Today</a>, after keeping their love affair under the wraps for a while, Ravi and Amrita got engaged in 1986. However, their love story was short-lived. In 1990, Ravi went o nto marry Ritu, while Amrita tied the knot with Saif Ali Khan in 1991. (Credit: India Today) </p>
<p>The ultimate cricket-Bollywood love story. Virat and Anushka seeing each other was an open secret before, in December 2017, they tied the knot in Italy’s Tuscany after four years of togetherness. </p>
<p>It was no secret in the 70s that Bollywood diva Zeenat Aman was bowled over by Pakistan’s Imran Khan. However, their affair didn’t last long. </p>
<p>The two parted ways in 2012 after going strong for eight years. He is now married to Sagarika Ghatge, another Bollywood actress. </p>
<p>In the late 80s, while touring India, the then West Indian captain was bowled over by Neena Gupta’s beauty. Though he was married with two children, Richards continued his love affair with the actor. They have a child named Masaba, who is now a well-known fashion designer in India. </p>
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As rumours swirl over the alleged link up between India’s head coach Ravi Shastri and actor Nimrat Kaur, we take a look at some famous romantic associations between cricketers and Bollywood stars.