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5 International Cricketers Who Had Indian Affairs
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Wed, 30 Aug 2017 3:30:39
From being a nation that cricketers hated to travel, India is now the most sought-after destination for cricketers. Many have found their life-partners in India, while others have found goldmines in one form or the other. We already read about Indian cricketers who married the supermodels and now it's time to read about International Cricketers who had affairs with Indian Women's.
# Garry Sobers and Anju Mahendru
Before she became the long-time girlfriend of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, actress Anju Mahendru had almost got married to cricketing legend Garry Sobers. Anju was engaged briefly to the West Indian. Sobers fell in love with Anju when he came to India in 1967 as captain of the West Indies team.
# Glenn Turner and Sukhinder Kaur Gill
Glenn Turner, one of the earliest great batsmen New Zealand produced, married Sukhinder Kaur Gill in 1973. Sukhi Turner, as she came to be known, went on to become Mayor of Dunedin for nearly a decade.
# Zaheer Abbas and Rita Luthra
Zaheer Abbas, the only Asian to score 100 First-Class centuries, is considered to be among the best batsmen Pakistan has ever produced. Zaheer met Rita Luthra, an Indian studying interior design, in UK. Rita was a student and Zaheer was playing county cricket for Gloucestershire at the time. The couple married in 1988.
# Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy
Mohsin Khan, the handsome Pakistani opener, fell in love with actress Reena Roy and married her. Mohsin himself went on to act in as many as 13 Bollywood films. Mohsin had a daughter from his marriage with Reena, but the relationship soon soured and ended in a divorce.
# Viv Richards and Neena Gupta
Viv Richards fell in love with actress Neena Gupta and the two had a child, now one of the leading fashion designers in the country. Though Richards and Neena were not married, the two continue to be doting parents to their child Masaba.