Cricket and Bollywood are two of the most glamorous professions in India and has a lot of charm on their fans. And when Cricket and Bollywood come together, it is almost ‘’sone pe suhaaga’’. Bollywood and Cricket are the two most fascinating career fields in India. Both of these fields are associated with style, glamour, entertainment, money, and a luxurious lifestyle. Cricket is the most popular sport in India and Indian cricketers are the idol for their fans.

It’s not just ‘Aam Janta’ but Bollywood beauties too get attracted by our handsome cricketers. The affairs between cricketers and Bollywood actresses have always gained headlines. There have been numerous affairs between Bollywood actresses and cricketers in the past and the trend is continuing even today. While some couples are happily married, some affairs ended on a sour note. Here the list below presents a list of 12 Bollywood actresses who dated cricketers.

Elli Avram and Hardik Pandya

Elli Avram and Hardik Pandya’s frequent joint appearances in several events, sets and airport created a buzz among fans. The rumoured couple hasn’t made any official statement about their affair. Elli Avram is still struggling in Bollywood for good projects while Hardik is an integral part of the Indian cricket team.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kholi

One of the most stylish twosomes of Bollywood-cricket link-up has unquestionably been Anushka and Virat. After denying their relationship for long to playing hide-and-seek with media and fans, they finally accepted their relationship in 2014. After a while, there were rumors that Virushka was splitting, but thankfully, everything died down when they came together, as a couple to attend Yuvraj and Hazel’s wedding in Goa. Since then, their relationship is more than adorable. Finally, the couple tied the knot in a private destination wedding in Italy on December 11, 2017. And now Anushka accompanies every match of Virat Kohli to cheer up for Team India.

Hazel Keech and Yuvraj Singh

Ace cricketer Yuvraj and actress Hazel Keech met through a common friend. Their friendship started on Facebook and it blossomed over the years. Before dating Hazel, Yuvi dated Deepika Padukone and Kim Sharma. And finally, after 2 years of dating on 30th Nov 2016, Yuvraj Singh tied a knot with Hazel Keech in Chandigarh. Yuvi this year retired from international cricket.

Sarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan

Almost all of us fell in love with Sagarika Ghatge when we first saw her in Chak De! India. Right after the movie released, not much was heard about what this pretty damsel was up to until we saw her walk in as a couple with cricketer Zaheer Khan at Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech’s wedding. Right after Sagarika and Zaheer were spotted, there were rumours that they were dating each other. After hiding the relationship for a while, the two officially announced their engagement on Twitter on April 24, 2017. The couple had a registered marriage on November 23, 2017, followed by other lavish wedding functions.

Sharmila Tagore-Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

It was the most inspiring and glamorous romance of its time between the two worlds. Sharmila Tagore was the most talked diva of Bollywood and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was the youngest and most successful test captain of India, and also the Nawab of Pataudi in that era of time. It was not just about Bollywood-meets-cricket, it was also a union of two religions- Sharmila, a Hindu, changed her religion (and her name to Ayesha Sultana) to marry Mansoor- a Muslim. There was opposition from their families as well.

Geeta Basra-Harbhajan Singh

After being ‘just good friends’ for some time, they finally proclaimed their relationship by getting married on October 29, 2015. Although their relationship went through some ups and downs in the past, the couple has happily settled down and are enjoying marital bliss. On 27 July 2016,, Geeta and Bhajji welcomed an adorable little princess and named her Hinaya Heer Plaha.

Sangeeta Bijlani and Mohammad Azharuddin

Sangeeta, who was climbing the charts of success in Bollywood slowly, met the soft-spoken and dashing Indian captain, Mohammad Azharuddin aka Azhar, in 1996. They fell in love very soon, and he divorced his first wife to marry Sangeeta. She changed her name to Ayesha Azhar. However, their relationship did not work out, and after 14 years of togetherness, the couple separated in 2010.

Kim Sharma and Yuvraj Singh

Before Hazel impressed Yuvi and get married in 2016, it was the beautiful Mohabbatein girl, i.e., Kim Sharma who clean bowled the cricketer. Their relationship was the talk of the town. However, things didn't work out for this glam couple and they broke up after a while.

Nagma-Sourav Ganguly

There was a time when Sourav was not the young-angry-captain that India remembers. At that time, he was the hottest new star of Indian cricket, and it was at this time when the stories of his affair with Bollywood actress Nagma started doing the rounds. Sourav was already married. As the media attention and speculation started affecting his career, he put an end to this relationship.

Neena Gupta & Vivian Richards

At that era of time, West Indies Player Vivian Richards is considered among the top batsmen of all time. The legend fell in love with Indian actress Neena Gupta in 1980s. Neena never married Richards but has a daughter, Masaba Gupta with him. Neena raised Masaba as a single-mother in India. On 15 July 2008, Neena married Vivek Mehra an Entrepreneur of New Delhi.

Zeenat Aman and Imran Khan

The ’70s and 80’s bold and successful actress Zeenat Aman and Pakistani legend cricketer Imran Khan made headlines with their affair. However, the affair didn’t last long. After which Zeenat got married to Sanjay Khan in 1978 but divorced after a year, she married again in 1985 to Mazhar Khan who died in 1998. Now Zeenat Aman is a single mother of two Children Zahaan Khan and Azaan Khan.

Amrita Singh & Ravi Shastri

A tall and handsome all-rounder Indian Cricket Coach Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri best known as Ravi Shastri was popular amongst females during ’80s. On another side, Amrita Singh was a rising star gaining popularity in Bollywood. The beautiful couple ended their relationship after which Amrita fell in love with 12 years younger Saif Ali Khan and both decided to get married in 1991. Though their relationship is not so successful and the couples end their relationship in the year 2004.