Hardik Pandya to Vivian Richards: 5 cricketers who became fathers before marriage
Here are a few famous cricketers who had kids without getting married, read on.
Becoming a parent is one of the important aspects of one's life. It's a beautiful feeling with added responsibilities wrapped in the blanket of warmth and love. As it's a known fact that cricket and controversies go together, it came as shock when, Hardik Pandya announced expecting a baby on social media. Though there are many such cricketers who became fathers before marriage.
Hardik Pandya
Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya took to their social media to share the news of engagement. Soon after a few months, the couple shared the news of expecting their firts baby. Natasa gave birth to their baby boy Agastya soon after.
Vivian Richards
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards represented West Indies at the test and International Level. He was already a married man and his affair with Bollywood actress Neena Gupta was a hot topic back in time. They dated for quite some time and Neena gave birth to Masaba Gupta out of wedlock.
Vinod Kambli
Former Indian cricket Vinod Kambli first got married to girlfriend Noella Lewis, and unfortunately, the relationships ended. Later he got married to Andrea Hewitt. The couple has a child born in June 2010 bad they got married in 2014.
Joe Root
Joe Root embraced fatherhood without getting married. Kerry Cottrell and Joe got engaged in March 2016 and their son was born on January 7, 2017.
David Warner
Former Australian captain David Warner has a beautiful family. He and his wife were not married when they became parents to daughter Evie, who was born on September 11, 2014. The couple got married after the 2015 World Cup.