Love has no religion, race or nationality and many stars across the globe have proved the same! When Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Mallik, many fans across the borders celebrated their union!
Not only that, the couple also faced huge backlash for marrying each other due to the political disturbance between India and Pakistan! At the end, love won! The couple are in a long distance marriage and have been married for 6 years! We love them both!
Sania and Shoaib aren’t the only couple to have married across borders! There are many other cricketers who fell in love with Indian women! Check out these stars who broke the barriers!
Mashoom Singha and Shaun Tait
Aussie speedster Shaun Tait broke millions of hearts when he announced he was marrying bikini model Mashoon Singha in 2014. Mashoom is the younger sister of Femina Miss India Earth 2001, Shamita Singha. The couple fell in love when the Aussie fast bowler was playing for Kolkata Knight Riders! They make a gorgeous pair!
Muttiah Muralitharan
The Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan married Chennai girl Madhimalar Ramamurthy in 2005. Madhimalar is the daughter of late Dr S. Ramamurthy and Dr Nithya Ramamurthy who founded Malar Hospitals. The couple have a son and are happily married for over a decade!
Glenn Turner and Sukhinder Kaur
One of the most celebrated opening batsmen in Kiwi history, Glenn Turner has been married to Dame Sukhinder Kaur, popularly known as Sukhi Turner for over 3 decades! The couple have two children and Sukhi Turner was the mayor of Dunedin from 1995 to 2004. She’s one of the most popular Indo-Kiwi politicians in New Zealand!
Mike Brearley and Mana Sarabhai
Mike Brearley is one of the most successful captains in England cricketing history! He married industrialist Gautham Sarabhai’s daughter Mana in late 70s. Since his wife is Gujrati, he took lessons to learn the language for four years! The loved-up couple are settled in London and have two children!
Zaheer Abbas and Rita Luthra
Zaheer Abbas is considered one of the best batsmen of Pakistan cricket history. When Zaheer was playing county cricket in Gloucestershire, he met Rita, who was studying interior designing in UK during the 80s. The couple’s wedding wasn’t an issue as their parents were friends. They now live in Karachi and Rita, known as Samina Abbas runs her interior designing business there!
Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy
Not many are aware that Bollywood beauty Reena Roy for briefly married to Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan. The couple have a daughter who stays with Reena in Mumbai. Mohsin also wanted to make it big in Bollywood and has 13 films to his credit. The couple got divorced later and Mohsin remarried!
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