The sport of cricket calls for a great deal of commitment, effort, and emotion. Additionally,
it involves a lot of pressure, travel, and fame. The personal lives of cricket players can
occasionally be negatively impacted by these issues, and they may find it difficult to uphold
their marriages. Some cricketers have been able to overcome these challenges and
maintain happy marriages, while others have chosen to end their relationships. The
following list of 10 cricketers who divorced their spouses:
1)Shikhar Dhawan: After eight years of marriage, the Indian opener and his wife Aesha
Mukherji confirmed their divorce on September 7, 2021. A mutual friend introduced the
pair on Facebook, and they got married in 2012.
In addition to adopting Aesha’s two kids from her previous marriage, Dhawan also had a boy they called Zorawar. Aesha stated on Instagram that the couple had “mutually and amicably” decided to end their relationship, though the reasons for their divorce are unknown.
2)Dinesh Karthik was previously married to his childhood friend Nikita Vanjara in 2007,
but they divorced in 2012 after Karthik learned that Nikita was having an affair with his
teammate Murali Vijay. At the time of their divorce, Nikita was carrying Vijay’s child; she
eventually wed him. In 2015,Karthik remarried to squash player Dipika Pallikal from India.
3)Mohammad Azharuddin had a contentious personal life despite being a former captain
of India and one of the greatest batsmen of his time. He has two boys with his first wife,
Naureen, whom he married in 1987; however, in the early 1990s, while filming a
commercial, he fell in love with Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani. In 1996, the same year
he wed Sangeeta, he divorced Naureen.
4)Michael Clarke: The former Australian captain and World Cup champion married model
and broadcaster Kyly Boldy in 2012, and the two had a daughter together named Kelsey
Lee. Unfortunately, their marriage did not last long, and they divorced in 2010. They were
regarded as one of Australia’s most gorgeous couples, but in February 2020, after seven
years of marriage, they surprised everyone by announcing their divorce. They claimed to
have “grown apart” over time and to have “amicably” ended their relationship.
5)Vinod Kambli: After marrying his first wife Noella Lewis in 1998, the former Indian
batsman and boyhood buddy of Sachin Tendulkar filed for divorce in 2005. They had been
together for seven years. After that, in 2009, Kambli wed the fashion model Andrea Hewitt,
with whom he had a son they called Jesus Christiano.
6)Imran Khan: The current prime minister of Pakistan and renowned all-rounder from
Pakistan has wed three times. He had two kids with his first wife, Jemima Goldsmith, a
British heiress and socialite, when they were married in 1995.
However, after nine years of marriage, they divorced in 2004. In 2015, he wed journalist and activist Reham Khan as his second wife, however after barely 10 months of marriage, they got divorced.
In 2018, he wed Bushra Maneka, a spiritual authority and the ex-wife of a friend, to become his third wife.
7)Shane Warne: The Australian bowling legend and master spinner wed Simone Callahan
in 1995. They had three children together, but after ten years of marriage, they split in
During his marriage, Warne was embroiled in a number of scandals and
controversies, including an affair with a British nurse and a positive drug test. After that, in
2011, he became engaged to British actress Elizabeth Hurley, however they later split up in
2013.
8)Graeme Smith: The former South African captain and opening batsman wed Irish singer
Morgan Deane in 2011 and had two children with her. However, after four years of
marriage, they split in 2015. Then, in 2016, Smith wed Romy Lanfranchi, a lawyer and the
mother of two children from her prior union.
9)Wasim Akram: In 1995, the legendary Pakistani pace bowler wed psychologist Huma
Mufti, with whom he had two sons. However, Huma Mufti passed away in 2009 from
multiple organ failure. After that, in 2013, Akram wed Australian public relations
professional Shaniera Thompson, with whom he had a daughter named Aiyla.
10)Kevin Pietersen: In 2007, the former England batsman and one of the sport’s most
flamboyant figures of his generation wed Jessica Taylor, a singer and founding member of
the pop band Liberty X, and welcomed Dylan into the world. They were regarded as one of
England’s most fashionable couples, but after 14 years of marriage, they split in 2021.
Pietersen claimed that they “grew apart” and made the decision to break up amicably.
