7 Indian Cricketers Who Married Their Childhood Sweethearts

Love is something that just happens. It is a feeling that comes naturally and something that can’t be planned.

There is no better feeling in this world than marrying the person you are in love with. Over the years, movies have taught us that every love story has a similar template where a girl and a boy become friends and then gradually fall in love with each other.

This very template has even helped several cricketers find their true love. Yes, from Suresh Raina to Virender Sehwag, several legends of the game have gone on to marry their good friends from childhood.

Here, in this article, we bring you a list of a few cricketers who married their childhood sweethearts:

1. Suresh Raina and Priyanka Chaudhary Raina

One of India’s finest middle-order batters Suresh Raina grew up in the same locality. They both were friends since childhood. When Priyanka’s family shifted to Punjab from UP, they lost touch but destiny brought them together once again, and love blossomed this time. Their families got together and arranged their marriage.

2. Sourav Ganguly and Dona Ganguly

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was madly in love with his childhood friend Dona. However, the couple kept their relationship hidden from their families as they were rivals. Despite their families being against their relationship, the couple decided to stick to each other, and in the end, it paid off and they both tied the knot.

3. Ajinkya Rahane and Radhika Dhopavkar

Ajinkya Rahane and Radhika Rahane were neighbors in Mumbai. Initially, they were each other’s best friends but eventually, they both fell in love with each other and they turned their relationship into a life-long bond.

4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nupur

Senior Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nupur were friends since childhood as they both grew up in the same colony in Meerut. They fell in love with each other and started dating. After Bhuvi established himself as an international cricketer, he proposed to Nupur and she said yes.

5. MS Dhoni and Sakshi Dhoni

Yes, MS Dhoni and Sakshi Dhoni too were childhood friends. They both studied in the same school and grew up in Ranchi, however, Sakshi and her family moved to a different city after her father got transferred.

For years, Sakshi didn’t keep in touch with each other but destiny brought them together. Dhoni was staying at a hotel in Kolkata, where he once again met Sakshi, who was working there as an intern. They both exchanged their numbers and soon fell in love with each other. The rest is history!

6. Varun Aaron and Ragini

IPL 2022 champion Varun Aaron and his better half Ragini Singh were schoolmates in Jamshedpur. They became friends and got closer as the years passed. In 2016, they got married to each other in court.

7. Virender Sehwag and Aarti

Virender Sehwag and his better-half Aarti were also childhood friends. The couple got married to each other in 2004.