Love has no boundaries, and these nine foreign cricketers who married their Indian counterparts have proved this again. In this post, we will explore cricketers who married their girlfriends from India, and at the end, we will discuss a relationship that did not lead to marriage.
Love does not believe in any bond, whether it is of caste or creed, whether it is of high, low, rich or poor, even if it is of colours.
There have been many such occasions when an Indian boy has married a girl from another country, but today we are going to talk about some such cricketers who have married Indian women.
Foreign Cricketers Who Married Indian Girlfriend
Compared to other sports such as football or tennis, cricket is still played in fewer countries than they are. If we consider the top-quality teams in the true sense, then there are approximately 10 or 12 countries in the world where cricket is at an advanced level.
Glen Maxwell And Vini Raman
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is the latest addition to the list, as he and his Indian girlfriend, Vini Raman, will get married on March 27. The couple got engaged just before the pandemic hit the world in 2020.
Vini Raman is an Indian-origin girl who moved to Australia, obtained citizenship, and is now a pharmacist in Melbourne. Vini has also done her schooling from Australia.
Hasan Ali and Samiya Arzoo
Samiya Arzoo works as a flight engineer for Emirates Airlines, and her family lives in Faridabad. She and Pakistni pacer Hasan Ali met in a party and then their love story grew through personal messages in Instagram. The couple dated each other for two years before getting married in Dubai in 2019.
Samiya faced brutal online trolling by Pakistani fans when Hasan Ali dropped a catch of Australia’s batsmen Mathew Wade in the semifinal of ICC T20 worldcup.
Muttiah Muralitharan and Madhimalar Ramamurthy
Madhimalar was born and raised in Chennai, the daughter of Dr. S. Ramamoorthy, founder of the Malar group of hospitals, and his wife, Dr. Nithya Ramamurthy.
It all began when popular Tamil actor Vagai Chandrasekhar visited the Sun Television Network studio in Chennai, where he met Muralitharan, who was there for an interview. Both recognised each other and became good friends.
After a few days, Muralitharan’s mother asked Chandrasekhar to find a bride for him, and Chandrasekhar immediately suggested Madhimalar Ramamurthy’s name, as he had known her since childhood.
The couple met and decided to get married. Both got married on 21 March 2005.
Shaun Tait and Mashoom Singha
Shaun Tait met Mashoom Singha when playing in the Indian Premier League in 2010 and proposed to her in Paris in 2013. Mashoom is a Mumbai-based model and wine marketer.
The couple got married in 2014, and in 2017, Shaun Tait became an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI). He received his Indian passport as he is married to an Indian woman.
Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis star, and Shoaib Malik, a Pakistani cricketer, married in April 2010 in Hyderabad, India, in a high-profile cross-border wedding that drew significant attention. Their union, celebrated as a symbol of unity between the two nations, faced scrutiny due to cultural differences and Malik’s prior marriage to Ayesha Siddiqui, which he legally ended before marrying Mirza.
The couple settled in Dubai and welcomed their son, Izhaan Mirza Malik, in 2018. Despite their public image as a power couple, rumors of marital discord surfaced in 2022, fueled by reports of Malik’s alleged extramarital affairs and the couple’s infrequent public appearances together.
In January 2024, Malik announced his third marriage to Pakistani actress Sana Javed, confirming his divorce from Mirza. Sania’s family revealed she initiated the divorce through ‘khula,’ an Islamic practice allowing a woman to seek separation, citing unhappiness with Malik’s interactions with other women. Mirza, maintaining dignity, requested privacy and focused on co-parenting Izhaan.
Post-divorce, she expressed resilience through social media, hinting at personal growth and openness to new beginnings, earning admiration for her strength.
Mike Brearley and Mana Sarabhai
Mike Brearley is regarded as one of England’s most astute captains. On the field, he was a skilled cricketer who developed feelings for Mana Sarabhai, the daughter of Ahmedabad’s successful businessman Gautam Sarabhai.
Mana is the niece of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, one of India’s greatest scientists. Mike met Mana during their college days in Cambridge University. The couple has two sons.
Zaheer Abbas and Rita
Zaheer Abbas, a legendary Pakistani cricketer known as the “Asian Bradman,” married Rita Luthra, an Indian interior design student, in 1988 after meeting in the 1980s in England. Zaheer was playing county cricket for Gloucestershire, while Rita was studying in the UK.
Their connection was immediate, despite Zaheer being married to Nasreen, with whom he had three daughters—Rudaba, Roshna, and Hiba. He divorced Nasreen to marry Rita, who converted to Islam and adopted the name Samina Abbas.
The marriage faced little opposition, partly because Rita’s father, KC Luthra, and Zaheer’s father were friends before the 1947 partition, when the Luthra family lived in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Rita, now Samina, and Zaheer settled in Karachi, where she runs a successful interior design business. They have a daughter, Sonal. Their cross-border love story, which has endured despite India-Pakistan tensions, remains a testament to personal connection overcoming geopolitical divides, with the couple maintaining a low-key yet stable life together.
Glenn Turner and Sukhi Turner
Glenn Maitland Turner was a New Zealand cricketer who was one of the country’s most accomplished and prolific batsmen.
Sukhinder Kaur Gill, his wife, was born in Ludhiana, the capital of the Indian state of Punjab, to Squadron Leader Jasbir Singh Gill and Premjit Kaur.
Sukhi Turner became the mayor of the Dunedin City Council after participating in active politics in New Zealand. The couple has a son and a daughter.
Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy
Reena Roy and Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan began dating in the 1980s. Reena Roy and Mohsin Khan reportedly got married in a private ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan. Jannat, the daughter of Reena Roy and Mohsin Khan, was born. Reena, on the other hand, refers to her as Sanam.
In a few years, Reena and Mohsin divorced. After his divorce from Reena Roy, Mohsin Khan married. As a result, the former actor was granted custody of their daughter, Sanam aka Jannat.
Viv Richards and Neena Gupta
As I promised, at the end of this article, I will tell you about a bonus couple: Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta. There is a reason why I call it a bonus couple. The two never married, although Vivian and Meena have a daughter named Masaba.
Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards met at a party in Mumbai and came close to each other. Richard was married and the father of two children.
Conclusion
So these were 9 Foreign Cricketers Who Married Indian girlfriend. While most marriage are successful, some are unsuccessful too.