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There have been many players in the Indian cricket team who have fallen in love with girls much older than them. The surprising thing is that there are some names in this list whose wife’s age is more than 10 years. These Indian cricketers include legendary names like Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami and Shikhar Dhawan.
There have been many big cricketers in the Indian cricket team, who did not consider age while choosing their life partner. This is the reason why there were some legendary players of Team India who fell in love with girls older than them and even married them. Some were 10 years younger than their wives. Let us know about five such famous cricketers.
Sachin Tendulkar is about 6 years younger than his wife Anjali. Their first meeting took place in 1990 at Mumbai airport. Initially Anjali did not know that Sachin was an emerging cricketer. After dating each other for five years, they got married on 24 May 1995. Giving priority to Sachin’s career, Anjali left her medical profession so that she could take care of the family and children.
Shikhar Dhawan was 10 years younger than his ex-wife Ayesha Mukherjee. Ayesha was an Australian boxer and had two daughters from her first marriage. Shikhar and Ayesha met through Facebook, in which Harbhajan Singh was a common friend. Despite opposition from his family, Shikhar married Ayesha on 30 October 2012. They have a son Zorawar. However, they got divorced in 2021 after almost 8 years of togetherness.
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Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami was almost 10 years younger than his ex-wife Hasin Jahan. Hasin Jahan was a cheerleader and model of Kolkata Knight Riders. Both of them met during IPL in 2012 and got married on 6 June 2014. They have a daughter Ayra. However, this marriage was surrounded by controversies. In 2018, Hasin Jahan made serious allegations against Shami like domestic violence and match fixing, after which both separated. At present his legal dispute is continuing in the court.
Former fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad is about 6 years younger than his wife Jayanti. Jayanti has been a successful professional and has worked in the field of media and PR. They got married in 1996. Venkatesh says that Jayanti has been a strong pillar in his life. When Venkatesh was going through ups and downs in his career, Jayanti gave him a lot of mental support.
Young all-rounder Shivam Dubey is about 6 years younger than his wife Anjum Khan. Anjum belongs to Uttar Pradesh and has done graduation in Fine Arts. She is also interested in modeling and acting. Shivam and Anjum got married on 16 July 2021 in Mumbai after dating each other for a long time. Their marriage was much talked about as they had married as per both Hindu and Muslim customs.
