Famous romances between actresses and cricketers

Last year, the highly successful inaugural edition
of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw the merger of Bollywood and cricket like
never before. The IPL not just had some of the best cricketers of the world
playing together, but also saw some of the biggest Bollywood stars cheering for
them from the stands. So you had the likes of SRK cheering for his favorite
Sourav Da, preity zinta giving Yuvraj a ‘Jadoo Ki Jhappi’ every time he played a
match-winning knock and Akshay whistling for his fellow Delhi-mate Virender
Sehwag.

However, long before IPL came into being, there has always been a connection
between Bollywood and cricket especially because of the numerous cases of
cricketers being linked to Bollywood beauties. While some of these real life
stories culminated into marriage, many others died a slow death. Here’s taking
at sneak peek at some of the most discussed and talked about love stories
between Bollywood actresses and cricketers.

Sharmila, the eternal beauty who starred in many hit films like Aradhana,
Amar Prem, Daag and Safar married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi at the peak of her
film career. Apart from being the ‘Nawab of Pataudi’, Tiger (as he is fondly
known as) was also the captain of the Indian cricket team. The duo have been
happily married for many years now and even have 3 children out of which Saif
Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan have followed the footsteps of their mother choosing
acting as a vocation.