From Shikhar Dhawan to Dinesh Karthik: 6 cricketers who found love in sportswomen

Cricketers are indeed celebrities in India. As a result, some tend to marry some of the top women, while some even marry their childhood sweetheart. Meanwhile, some also end up falling in love with fellow sportswomen of any field and tie the knot with them.

As far as cricketers are concerned, they are indeed treated as one of the top athletes across the globe and are respectable human beings. Consequently, they go on to date, fall in love and even marry some of the top women.

While some even do their same with their childhood sweetheart, besides going for arranged marriages, some even find love among fellow women athletes from any sports. In the same light, we take a look at some of the cricketers, who tied the knot with sportswomen.

Dinesh Karthik-Deepika Pallikal: The veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has a heart-breaking story. Although he was previously married to his friend, she cheated on him, as upon divorcing her, he found love in Deepika Pallikal. She happens to be a squash player, having represented India at the global stage, while she is also a Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Currently ranked 19th, she has also won the bronze and silver during Asian Games.

Robin Uthappa-Sheethal Goutham: The veteran Indian batsman and part-time wicketkeeper, Uthappa has been married to Sheethal Goutham since 2016. She once happened to be a tennis player between 2001-10. Having been playing the sport since the age of nine, she was initially successful. However, she failed to prove her dominance in the long run and never got to represent India in global competitions.

Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza: The veteran Pakistani batsman was one of the most talked cricketers after he got hitched with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza in 2010. Sania is one of the top talents in tennis ever to represent India. While she is mostly focused on playing doubles now, it was between 2005-07 when she had a great run in the singles. She rose to a career-high singles ranking of 27, in 2007. Meanwhile, she has won three Grand Slam doubles and mixed-doubles so far.

Ishant Sharma-Pratima Singh: Test specialist pacer Ishant Sharma is married to Pratima Singh since 2016. She happens to be an Indian basketball player, who has represented India at the global stage, including the 2010 Asian Games. It was during one of Delhi's local basketball event the couple first met through a familiar friend. Pratima's sister happened to be Ishant's friend, as things went all the way since then.

Shikhar Dhawan-Ayesha Mukherjee: The senior Indian opener needs no introduction. It was in 2012 when he married Australia-based Indian boxer, Ayesha Mukherjee. She is into amateur boxing, having performed at Melbourne's local boxing events. Although she was married to an Australian businessman previously, she later divorced, as she found love in Dhawan, despite being 11 years older to him. Interestingly, ever since the arrival of her in Dhawan's life, his performance has skyrocketed. Lady luck?

Mitchell Starc-Alyssa Healy: The only overseas couple in this list, prominent Australian seamer Mitchell Starc has been married to Alyssa Healy, who happens to be a women cricketer for Australia. Having tied the knot in 2015, the couple has always supported each other, as Starc once missed out on Australia duty to support his wife and her side during the 2020 ICC World T20 final.