5 Young Indian Cricketers And Their Love Affairs

IPL has started and there are billions of girls out there who would be crushing over the next-gen cricketers. Cricket has never been just a game in India, it has always been much more than that. Irrespective of their religion or caste, people have literally sat together and watched and discussed this game. It is not just a matter of any particular format, rather people like watching everything be it T20, ODIs, IPL, world cup. As interested they are in their games, they show equal interest in their personal lives.

Though, we are aware that being in the limelight has its own advantages and disadvantages. They are showered with love and appreciation, on the other hand, there are rumours as well about them. Though some of them like to express their personal lives publicly, some try to keep a secret.

Here are some of the next-gen cricketers who gave us a sneak peek with their love life via social media.

1. Rishabh Pant – Isha Negi

Rishabh Pant was trained under Tarak Sinha, at the Sonnet cricket academy, when he was 12. Rishabh was born in Uttarakhand, and his game in U-19 in world cup 2016, was a game-changer in his career. He plays as a middle-order wicket-keeper batsman for India and is captain of Delhi Capital in IPL. This dashing cricketer is dating Isha Negi.

In the year 2019, Rishabh introduced Isha to the world on social media, along with the caption,

“I just want to make you happy because you are the reason I am so happy”,

to which Isha replied,

“My man, my soulmate, my best friend, the love of my life. @rishabpant”

Isha is an entrepreneur and an Interior designer by profession. Unlike other cricketers, Rishabh never shies away from confessing his love in public.

2. Prithvi Shaw – Prachi Singh

Prithvi Pankaj Shaw was seen with extraordinary talent back in the year 2013. He has scored an unbeaten record of 546 runs for Rizvi Springfield in a Harris Shield match.

He was merely 14 years old when he made the record and that was the turning point in his life, which was later broken by Pranav Dhanawade in 2016. Prithvi is a right-handed opening batsman and a former U-19 captain and plays for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy and for Delhi Capitals in IPL. He is the second youngest Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to make a Test century and also the youngest to do that in a test debut.

In the year 2020, he grabbed everyone’s attention for his dating rumour with Prachi Singh who is a TV actor. Prachi rose to fame after appearing on the Corors TV show, Udaan, where she portrayed the role of Vanshika Sharma. They are often spotted commenting on each other’s post on social media by fans.

3. KL Rahul – Athiya Shetty

Kannur Lokesh Rahul, popularly known as KL Rahul, belongs to a background of high academics. He developed his interest in cricket right after schooling. He is an Indian international cricketer, who plays in domestic for Karnataka and captains for Punjab Kings in IPL. He first played for India in the 2010 U-19 cricket world cup and then made his debut in IPL 2013. He is considered one of the most sought players till then. He has been rumoured to be dating Athiya Shetty, actress and daughter of Sunil Shetty.

It was back in 2019 when the resources said that about these two dating, who met each other through a mutual friend. Though none of them has ever accepted dating each other, they keep appearing on each other’s social media.

Also read: 5 Bollywood Actresses KL Rahul Was Reportedly Linked With In The Past

4. Ishan Kishan – Aditi Hundia

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan, was born in Bihar. Ishan came to fame in the year 2016, where he led India U-19 for the world cup which was held in Dhaka. He made his International debut in 2021. He is a left-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL. Aditi Hundia is rumoured to be Ishan Kishan girlfriend.

Aditi started her career in 2107, with the Miss India pageant, where she was crowned as FBB Colours Femina Miss India Rajasthan. They have been dating for two years now and their Instagram pretty much confirms their relationship. She was also spotted sharing an Instagram story which reads,

“I am so proud of you baby”.

You blew it off! Absolute delight

5. Shubman Gill – Sara Tendulkar

For his amazing game in U-19, in the year 2018, Shubman Gill is definitely one of those players, whom we look up to in the future. Even in the 2019 IPL, Gill performance was outstanding and he even won the “Emerging Player Of the Year” award. He was also awarded best junior cricketer by BCCI for two consecutive years. There is a rumour about him dating Sara Tendulkar, daughter of Sachin Tendulkar.

In IPL 2020, Sara was seen supporting her favourite player on her social media. In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, though KKR lost the match, she appreciated his fielding through Instagram where she captured him taking the catch and posted it with GIFs.

Fans have also noticed them commenting on each other’s post. Not only this, Google bug has already declared Sara as Shubman’s wife.