Virender Sehwag is an Indian cricket legend known for his outstanding records. Sehwag announced his retirement in 2015 from all formats of cricket. He is known for his striking sixes, which gave him the title of the most destructive opener in the history of world cricket. Sehwag is a well-known personality with many admirers in the cricket world but do you know about his wife, Aarti Ahlawat?
Sehwag’s wife Aarti Ahlawat is the cricketer’s childhood love. Virender and Aarti tied the knot in 2004 in a grand ceremony hosted at the residence of the late Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The couple is the parents of two boys, Aryavir and Vedant. However, Virender and Aarti have been making headlines due to their divorce rumors. Recent reports suggest that former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag and his wife, Aarti Ahlawat, are going to get divorced after 20 years of marriage.
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Here are some unknown facts about Virender Sehwag’s wife, Aarti Ahlawat
Who is Aarti Ahlawat? A businesswoman who is the director of four companies
Aarti Ahlawat, the wife of former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag born in New Delhi in 1980. Her father is an advocate Suraj Singh Ahlawat.
Aarti’s educational background and work
She did her schooling at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and Lady Irwin Secondary School in Delhi. She then earned a Diploma in Computer Science from Maitreyi College, Delhi University. Aarti is a businesswoman who is the director of four companies, including Eventura Creations Private Limited, AVS Healthcare Private Limited, ASV Event Management Private Limited, and Smgk Agro Impex Private Limited.
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Aarti was scammed by some of her business partners who forged her signature
She faced a substantial setback in 2019 when her business partners forged her signature and allegedly scammed her to secure a Rs. 4.5 crore loan. After this, Aarti lodged a complaint and took legal action against them. In her complaint, she also alleged that the two business partners used her husband, Virender Sehwag’s name to influence the company.
The complaint also stated that she had no knowledge of what happened. Sehwag and Aarti learned about the loan and discovered her signature was forged after the firm took the case to court.
Aarti Sehwag and Virender Sehwag are childhood sweethearts
Aarti Sehwag and Virender Sehwag are childhood friends. Five-year-old Aarti met Virender for the first time at Aarti’s aunt’s marriage. Aarti’s aunt married Sehwag’s cousin, therefore Aarti, too, became his relative. They soon became friends at the wedding and their childhood friendship was later transformed into love.
After 14 years of friendship, Sehwag proposed to Aarti, and she promptly said yes. However, their families opposed their wedding since they were related to each other. But both Aarti and Sehwag were firm in their decision to marry each other, their parents agreed eventually. Virender and Aarti got married on April 22, 2004, the couple welcomed their first son, Aryavir, in 2007, and their second son, Vedant in 2010.
Sehwag and Aarti divorce rumors started when the couple unfollowed each other on Instagram
Recently, few reports have surfaced about problems in the couple’s marriage. According to some reports, Aarti and Virender Sehwag have been living separately for more than a year. One of their sons reportedly lives with his father, while the other lives with Aarti. The speculation was fueled when the couple unfollowed each other on Instagram and Aarti made her account private. Lately, fans have observed that the cricketer hardly posts anything with his wife, Aarti. On his wife’s birthday, Virender also didn’t post any wishes for her on social media.
Neither of them opened up about the divorce rumors
Their separation rumor has become a topic of public discussion. However, none of them has issued an official statement. A Diwali photo from last year shared by Virender Sehwag with only his elder son further boosted the rumors. We are waiting for the couple to address these reports.
Some of the cricketers who got divorced or are about to get separated from their spouses or girlfriends include Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, and many more.
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