Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma Wedding: 5 celebrity marriages in cricket

And so it has finally happened. This was supposed to happen one day anyway; it was as inevitable as the sun rising. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have tied the knot and have bonded themselves in the beautiful bond of marriage.

The time of Virushka has well and truly begun.

However, this isn’t the first time that something of this sort has happened. Indeed, many a time have we seen cricketers tying the knot with celebrities in what might seem like a match made in heaven – and here are 5 cricketers who have married celebrity personalities.

#5 Yuvraj Singh-Hazel Keech

Yuvi and Hazel getting married

Yuvraj Singh is a star, the fulcrum and most important player in India’s 2011 World Cup triumph. That year was the year of Yuvraj – he was flying high and had the world at his feet. But then it all came crashing down as later that year, he was diagnosed with cancer.

However, Yuvi is a champion – and he made a comeback. He not only survived, he thrived after beating cancer and that is when he met Hazel Keech – a British-Mauritian model.

Keech starred in films like Billa and Bodyguard and was also a participant in the 2013 season of Big Boss. Hazel and Yuvraj got engaged in 2016 and they were married a year later in November 2016 – and they are now happily together.

Good things come to people who have a champions’ attitude – and Yuvi has that in abundance.

#4 Kevin Pietersen-Jessica Taylor

Kevin Pietersen and wife Jessica with One Direction's Niall

When Kevin Pietersen arrived at the scene, he was like a rockstar with a bat. I still distinctively remember the blonde fauxhawk haircut that made him so popular during the early stages of his career. He was like the David Beckham of cricket, but with more talent than his footballing counterpart.

The swashbuckling batsman’s flamboyance oozed to such an extent that it showed in his batting style. However, he was an enigma, so temperamental that he perhaps couldn’t do as much as was expected of him.

Nonetheless, like anyone with the splendour of Pietersen, he married a celebrity wife: Jessica Taylor.

Jessica Taylor is an English singer from former band Liberty X, and a television personality. The duo got married 10 years ago in 2007 and have been together through thick and thin – now that is what I call an ideal celebrity marriage.

#3 Harbhajan Singh-Geeta Basra

The duo have been together for 10 years now

At one point in his career, Harbhajan Singh was the most commercially valuable Indian cricket after Sachin Tendulkar. It was mostly due to his outlandish personality and that distinctive turban.

Harbhajan, also known as Bhajji or the Turbanator, was a brand that everyone knew. So when he and Geeta Basra met in 2007, they hit it off instantly and they knew that they were meant to be together for a long time.

Geeta Basra, an English model of Indian origin, is a Bollywood actress who has starred in a number of movies ranging from Dil Diya Hai to Lock. While her movies might not have made a huge impact in the box office, her partnership with Bhajji is sky high as the duo share a very romantic and understated relationship.

They got married in October 2005 and also have a daughter, named Hinaya.

#2 Zaheer Khan - Sagarika Ghatge

Ghatge and Khan got married just last month

This is one of the latest cricketing weddings. If you watched Zaheer Khan’s interview with Gaurav Kapur on ‘Breakfast with Champions’, then you would assume that ‘Zak’ preferred to stay single. In the interview, he stated that he likes his single life.

Indeed, his neighour and fellow Indian cricket, Ajit Agarkar, always pops up at his place at random times due to the fact that Khan is always alone in bachelor life.

However, Agarkar can’t do that anymore since Zaheer Khan is now married to Sagarika Ghatge The Chak De India star got married to Zak just last month, but the two had been engaged for over 6 months before.

Ghatge has played numerous movies like Fox, Rush and Irada, but her most prominent role was as the forward of the Indian Hockey team in Chak De India.

#1 Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma

And finally, the couple of the hour – and perhaps the biggest celebrity wedding in India this year. It is hard to recall the last time such a star-studded wedding occurred in such a simplistic manner. The beauty of it was very much compelling and looked really good to the eye. No hassles, no limelight... just the families of the two sides and the two love birds.

Kohli and Anushka are stars of a huge grandeur. While Kohli is the best Indian batsman – and perhaps the best in the world – Anushka is one of the best in showbiz. The duo are often seen together as Anushka is almost always present for Kohli.

Indeed, the man from Delhi himself admitted that Sharma instilled a sense of calm and composure in him and that he is a better man because of her. As the couple got married, the smiles and laughter on their faces were just a beautiful sight to witness and we at Sportskeeda hope that they share these smiles and this laughter always.