Indian cricketers who got hitched in 2013

Shantakumaran Sreesanth

Sreesanth

Sreesanth’s wedding is set to take place on December 12 at Guruvayoor Shri Krishna Temple in Kerala. The banned former India pace bowler is set to tie the knot with a girl from a Rajasthani royal family. There’s also set to be a reception in Kochi. Sreesanth’s mother Savithri Devi was quoted over it saying “he will be marrying Nayan”. Her name is said to be Bhuvaneswari, though she is fondly called ‘Nayan’ or ‘Nain’ by those close to her. The couple has been going steady for the past six years and she has known to have stood by him even in times of crisis when he was jailed following a spot fixing scandal during the last edition of the Indian Premier League. Sreesanth was banned from all forms of the game by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after a probe by the BCCI. While she was keeping track of the case, her father is said to have met Sreesanth while he was behind bars at Tihar jail. Nain is a jewellery designer.

Lakshmipathy Balaji

Balaji with wife Priya

Balaji married his long-time girlfriend Priya Thalur earlier this year in a low-key ceremony in Chennai. The bowler who had become a fan favourite with the masses with his smiling on-field demeanour and his bowling exploits in Pakistan.

The wedding was attended by some of his close friends from the Tamil Nadu cricket team Murali Vijay, Anirudha Srikanth and Subramaniam Badrinath. BCCI’s in-exile President, N Srinivasan, was also present on the occasion and so was spin bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka.

His wife Priya is a Chennai-based model.

Congrats @sreesanth36 . Sreesanth to tie the knot on December 12 at Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala.

— Indian Cricket Team (@IndianCricNews) November 18, 2013