Explore the stories of foreign cricketers who married Indian Women and bridging cultures. These unique unions highlight connections beyond cricket, bringing together diverse traditions and backgrounds
5. Sir Vivian Richards And Nina Gupta
It was in the ’90s when Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards’s love affair had become the talk of the entire nation. The duo had fallen in love during a party, where they had first met. However, Vivian was already married at that time and even had two children. But as they say, love is blind, and Neena was just madly in love with the cricketer. The ex-lovers even have a daughter, who is now a famous fashion designer, Masaba Gupta.
4. Zaheer Abbas And Rita Luthra
One of the only Asian batsmen to score 100 first-class hundreds, ace Pakistani batsman, Zaheer Abbas had met Rita Luthra in the UK, where she was perusing her degree in interior design, while he was playing for the English county Gloucestershire. After marriage (1988), Rita had changed her religion and has become Samina Abbas. The two now stay in Karachi and Samina runs a successful interior design business there as well. The duo is proud parents of a daughter, Sonal Abbas.
3. Shaun Tait And Mashoom Singha
Australian cricketer, Shaun Tait had tied the knot to the Indian model, Mashoom Singha in 2014. The two had dated for some time and Tait had popped the question to her in Paris, where they were on vacation. Their wedding had taken place in Mumbai and was attended by their close friends from Australia and Mumbai.
2. Mike Brearley And Mana Sarabhai
One of the greatest captains of the England cricket team that we have ever seen, Mike Brearley had tied the knot to a Gujarati beauty, Mana Sarabhai in 1970. Mana is the daughter of the famous industrialist, Gautam Sarabhai. The couple is happily married and is settled in London and have two children.
1. Hassan Ali
Pakistan’s cricketer, Hassan Ali has also married an Indian woman. The cricketer is known for his bowling skill, but he was clean bowled by Indian beauty, Samiyaa Arzoo. The duo had married each other on August 20, 2019, in Dubai. The couple had embraced parenthood with the arrival of their daughter on April 6, 2021