5 foreign cricketers who fell in love with Indian women

#1 Gary Sobers

West Indian all-rounder Garry Sobers fell in love with Indian actress Anju Mahendru, who was looking to make a place in Bollywood at that point of time.

The two of them were almost ready to get hitched, and Mahendru even broke off her engagement with superstar Rajesh Khanna to accept Gary’s proposal. But destiny had other ideas as Anju’s parents did not support the relationship. They were very much against their daughter’s choice and Anju respected the decision, thus ending the affair.

Gary Sobers in his autobiography wrote about Anju Mahendru (which in his book is spelt as 'Mahindu'). Sobers remembers her fondly: “She was so beautiful and such a nice person". It was in the book that he revealed for the first time that he intended to take her to England for marriage, but some things aren’t meant to be. The duo have remained good friends, though.