The top two industries in India - Cricket and Bollywood - go hand-in-hand. From ad shoots to meeting at events, there is no escaping the two sides to collide.
The top two industries in India - Cricket and Bollywood - go hand-in-hand. From ad shoots to meeting at events, there is no escaping the two sides to collide.
With everyday interactions, there are many link-ups and break-up rumours of our favourite celebrities.
In the past few decades, we have seen talks of Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh, Viv Richards and Neena Gupta all rumoured to have failed to balance their ship with each other.
However, there have also been some successes like Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Yuvraj Singh-Hazel Keech to name a few who went on to tie the knot.
So, here's a look at few cricketer-actress pairs whose love stories failed to travel the full distance.
1. Yuvraj Singh and Kim Sharma
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Former India allrounder Yuvraj Singh has been married to Hazel Keech since 2016, however, before this marriage, the cricketer was in a relationship with Kim Sharma.
They were one of the strongest couples in the history of Indian cricket and Bollywood. Back in 2003, they first started dating each other and were spotted attending events hand-in-hand.
However, their 4-year relationship came to an abrupt end after the two decided to part ways after irreconcilable differences between them.
According to reports, it was Kim's over-obsession that drove the Indian cricketer to turn his back to her. However, the two have now maintained friendship leaving behind their past.
2. Viv Richards and Neena Gupta
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Former West Indies cricketer Viv Richards and actor Neena Gupta's relation was something all spoke about. They were seeing each other and the two were definitely in a strong relationship, however, it never got to marriage.
Not only this, Viv and Neena also had a child out of wedlock - Masaba Gupta - who is now one of India's finest fashion designers.
However, things did not turn out to be the way they would have liked it as after they parted ways, the Bollywood actress decided to become a single mother and raised her daughter.
3. Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh
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Team India's current coach Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh were in deep love before the Bollywood actress developed feelings for Saif Ali Khan.
The two were very outspoken in public and kept confessing their love for each other and eventually, it turned out to be the toast of the town.
Their affair came to an abrupt end soon after due to numerous rumoured reasons.
4. Hardik Pandya and Lisha Sharma
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Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya and his love life have never been hidden from the media, before Natasa Stankovic and son Agastya came into the picture, the young cricket sensation was rumoured to be dating a prominent Kolkata model from Jamshedpur, Lisha Sharma for a year.
Lisha had shared a picture of herself with Hardik with the caption 'My Boo' and had used the hashtag 'taken' to describe her relationship.
The two were even spotted holidaying in Hong Kong. However, Hardik Pandya announced his relationship status as 'Single' on one Valentine’s Day.
5. Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani
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Zaheer Khan before tying the knot with the actress Sagarika Ghatge was in a relationship with actress Isha Sharvani.
The ex-couple had been in an eight-year-long on and off relationship and it was even known that they would be announcing their marriage in the year 2012.
However, Zaheer Khan announced the separation because of some unknown reasons.
