Desi Romance: Foreign Cricketers who Married Indian Women

One of the most well-known cross-border couples in the sports world. Shoaib Malik, a Pakistani cricketer, and Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis star, got married in 2010. However, that married recently ended in a divorce.

Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza

Pakistani cricketer Hassan Ali married Samiya Arzoo, an Indian flight engineer from Haryana, in 2019. 

Hassan Ali and Samiya Arzoo

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell married Vini Raman, an Indian-origin pharmacist, in 2022.

Glenn Maxwell and Vini Raman

Legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan married Madhimalar Ramamurthy from Chennai in 2005. 

Muttiah Muralitharan and Madhimalar Ramamurthy

Former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait married Indian model and entrepreneur Mashoom Singha in 2014.

Shaun Tait and Mashoom Singha

Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan married Bollywood actress Reena Roy in the 1980s, though their marriage ended in divorce.

Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy