Celebrities also face challenges, not only in their profession but also in their personal lives. These bright stars have small privacy as people eagerly want to know about them. The same happens with popular cricket players because people are mad about the game of cricket.
So, these cricketers have a huge fan following on social media. Undoubtfully, there is a huge number of cricketers who are living a very happy married life. But, on the other hand, we can also see despite their popularity in cricket a few stars also face huge troubles such as divorce or separation from their life partners in personal lives.
Let’s check out those 10 Popular Cricket Players Who Got Divorced from their wives.
Top 10 Cricketers Who Got Divorced
10- Michael Clarke
Australian former cricket player Michael Clarke also known as Pup captained his national team in ODIs and Test matches from 2011 to the year 2015. The year 2015 was a pinnacle of his cricket career as he led young Australian lads to lift the fifth Cricket World Cup trophy for his country. Clarke also performed as T20 captain for international matches from 2007 to 2010.
The middle order batter’s career comprises more than 8000 Test runs and 7000+ runs in the ODIs. After an awry Ashes series that went in the favour of England, the Australian bloke announced his retirement from Interternation cricket, though he continued to play league cricket around the world for a while after that.
In 2012, he married model girl and business owner Kyly Boldy. After undergoing separation for a while, the couple announced to part ways in 2020. They share joint custody of daughter Kelsey Lee. Clarke went back to the dating business the same year and dated Pip Edwards, also a model girl, and business owner but their affair did not last very long and the two broke up in 2021.
9- Jonty Rhodes
Veteran South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes tied the knots with Kate McCarthy in 1994. Both have a daughter named Danellia Rhodes and a son named Ross Rhodes. Rhodes’ cricketing career was a bright one but his married life was quite the opposite. The two parted ways in 2009 but the divorce did not happen until 2013. In an interview, the cricketer said the split was very traumatic. It was rumoured that he dumped his wife to be with his girlfriend. They proved to be true when he married Melanie Jeanne. Rhodes has a daughter from his second wife.
He made his entrance in ODI in 1992. In the year 2001, he declared his departure from test matches. Rhodes set an international record of five catches, to reach the most releases by a fielder in South Africa versus West Indies match in 1993.
As an account executive, he joined Standard Bank after he departed from cricket. He then started to perform as a fielding trainer in the national-level team.
8- Vinod Kambli
Former Indian player Vinod Kambli belongs to Indira Nagar, Mumbai. He is the first player in cricket to record a century in ODI on his birthdate. Kambli aggregated 1084 Test runs in just 21 innings that too before he could turn 24. But he wasn’t meant to play the longer format and retired from Test cricket in 1995. he played ODIs till the year 2000 and manage to gather 2477 runs in 97 innings.
Kambli also made commentary on different TV channels and also performed as a cricket professional for the WC 2019 on a Marathi news channel. He also acted in movies and TV dramas. Now he is a trainer at Mumbai Cricket Association Academy. Kambli also contributed to politics and social work. He was selected for the post of vice-president of the Bhakti Shakti Party.
He tied the knots in the year 1998 with an administrator/receptionist at Hotel Blue Diamond Pune. Her name was Noella Lewis and apparently, the marriage lasted only twelve years or less. The couple then split up and the cricketer then went on to marry fashion model Andrea Hivitt.
7- Yograj Singh
Former cricketer of Indian team Yograj Singh tied the knots with Shabnam Kaur but later separated. Both have two sons Yuvraj Singh (also a former Indian cricketer) and Zoravar Singh. Yograj Singh also acted on Bollywood’s big screen.
Yograj Singh belongs to the Sikh religion whereas, her ex-wife Shabnam belongs to a Muslim family. Both disobeyed rules of society and religion but could not save their relationship. Later, he married Satveer Kaur, who belongs to the Punjabi family. From his second marriage, Yograj has one daughter Amarjeet Kaur and a son Victor.
Singh performed in 6 One Day International and 1 Test matches. He made his first appearance against the New Zealand match in which India got defeated by sixty-two runs. He started acting in Punjabi cinema after the end of his cricket profession due to injury.
6- Simon Doull
Simon Doull former player of cricket belongs to New Zealand. He is not only a cricketer, but he also showed his capabilities as a commentator and radio presenter. He achieved a high ranking of 6 in ICC in 1998 in his vocation.
Doull also reached the best bowling statistics of his profession in the year 1998 in contrast to India in Wellington. He experienced lasting injuries throughout his profession. He performed his last match in the year 2000 against the cricket team of Australia.
He married Karin named woman and both have 2 sons. but the marriage ended in divorce and not much is said about the reason behind it. in 2019 he married Liana Herbert.
5- Brett Lee
Former cricket player of Australian team Brett Lee who gained popularity due to his fast-bowling skill tied the knot in the year 2006 with Elizabeth Kemp. But after two years of marriage, they split their relationship in 2009. The couple has one son only.
Brett Lee is known as the sharpest bowler internationally. He performed his first test match in 1999 and was part of the team that triumphed in the World Cup in the year 2003. He announced his international retirement in 2012.
But he continued his performance in different seasons of T20 cricket even in Big Bash League and IPL. He is known as the 2nd ODI player of his team which took 100 wickets. Bret Lee earned much fame internationally as he is considered in the top five among the world’s fastest bowlers.
The supposed cause for their separation was Brett Lee’s unavailable time for his personal life. But then Kemp’s affair with a player of Rugby game was revealed.
Later, in the year 2014, Brett Lee married Lana Anderson, and both have 2 children.
4- Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik is a cricket player from Tamil Nadu, India. In 2004 he made his entrance in his team and played 300 Twenty20 cricket matches and became 4th batsman of India that performed in a large number of T20 matches. Karthik made a century in the test match against Bangladesh and scored the highest runs in that test series of the England tour.
In the 2020 season of IPL Karthik handed over his responsibility of captaincy to Eoin Morgan. In 2013 he hit 510 runs in 19 innings and contributed to the victory. The wicket-keeper batter last made an appearance for the Indian team in the World Cup match in 2019 against New Zealand. he hasn’t released any statement regarding retirement as of yet.
Karthik married Nikita Vanjara in the year 2007. Both were childhood friends, but both marriages were arranged as their parents were close friends. And to strengthen this friendship their families arranged their marriage.
But, just like a love triangle story, after 5 years of arranged marriage, his wife fell in love with one of his friends and teammate Murali Vijay. Hence in the year 2012, Karthik and Nikita separated their ways and then Nikita married Vijay.
Later, in 2015 Karthik became enamoured with Dipika Pallikal who is a famous squash player of India. She acquired the position of top 10 women in the Professional Squash Association. Born in Chennai, she brightened the name of her country through hard work and passion.
3- Shikhar Dhawan
International Indian cricketer Shikar Dhawan engaged with Ayesha Mukherjee in 2009 and both tied knots in the year 2012. He was 12 years younger than his wife. It was the second marriage of Ayesha Mukherjee and from her first marriage, she had two daughters named Aliya and Ria. While from her second marriage she has a son Zoravar.
Dhawan made his entry in cricket in 1999 when he was in his teenage. As an international cricketer, he availed a chance in 2010 and started to play. He was the opening batter of his team and participated in 145 One Day International matches.
Dhawan on an average of 45.55 made 6,105 runs in ODIs. Along with this, he also made 33 half and 17 full centuries in ODIs. The young talent showed his accomplishment on several grounds. He captained his team in the Sri Lanka tour and was called the most experienced cricketer of his team. For the last time, he appeared in a test match in England in the year 2018 and was also not part of T20 matches but he is still considered to play in ODI.
Ayesha Mukherjee belongs to Melbourne, Australia. She is an Anglo-Indian. Her father is Indian while her mother is from Britain. They shifted to Australia after the birth of Ayesha. She is a famous Australian kickboxer and played at both national and international levels. The first time they met on Facebook. Ayesha and Dhawan decided to end their relationship in September 2021 due to some issues between them.
2- Mohammad Azharuddin
The former Indian cricket player Mohammad Azharuddin has not only gained popularity for his cricket, but he is also famous for his divorce and more than one marriage and his scandal to fix-the match. He is a current politician in India working as a party president and also a Moradabad Parliament member.
He started his career in Test matches in the year 1984 where he showed great performance by scoring 110 in his first innings. He performed in 334 ODIs and 99 matches of the Test series. He was a splendid fielder of his team and captained them in 174 ODI s and 47 Test matches. Under his leadership, his team won many test matches and ODIs.
Azharuddin got banned by ICC and BCCI due to his involvement in match-fixing dishonor and then to play cricket a ban was made on him. But later in 2012 prohibition was removed. Then since the year 2019 for the Hyderabad cricket board, he is working as chairman.
In 1987 Azharuddin first married Naureen who belongs to Hyderabad. She became a celebrity after her marriage to Azharuddin but after their separation in 1996, she got much popularity due to her husband’s affair with Sangeeta Bijlani a famous Bollywood actress. A film named “Azhar” on their life was made in India in which Emraan Hashmi played the role of his husband while Prachi Desai played the role of Naureen. As a teacher, she also served her duties in convent schools.
Azharuddin and Naureen have two sons named Asad Uddin and Ayaz Uddin. Unfortunately, Ayaz Uddin their younger son died in a road accident in 2011. Their elder son was selected in 2018 in the Goa Ranji team for cricket.
In 1985 Azharuddin met with Sangeeta and had an affair started. They married in the year 1996. His second wife is a former actress of Bollywood and also the winner of Miss India 1980.
She achieved the title of Bijli in her modelling career and presented her skills in many commercial advertisements. Sangeeta also won the award of Best National Costume Design and Miss Universe South Korea. She acted in many Bollywood films and was also nominated for the award of best-supporting actress and also acted in TV serials such as in Star Plus and Zee TV.
Then, after 14 years of happy marriage, both decided to part their ways after the circulating rumors about Azharuddin and Jwala Gutta affair.
1- Imran Khan
Famous politician of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf and former most popular cricket player of Pakistan cricket team Imran Khan Niazi needs no introduction. He is also known as Lion of Pakistan and Kaptaan. He is the current prime minister of Pakistan.
Khan was born in the city of Lahore, and he performed cricket both in UK and Pakistan while he was in his teenage. Although he did not acquire a permanent position in the team after completion of his graduation from the University of Oxford, he joined the Pakistan cricket team in the year 1976 and took his solid place there. He was ranked 3 in fastest bowling at the international level. Khan played as an all-rounder.
He remained captain of his team in 1982 and showed her outstanding skills in the field of cricket. In 1992 under his leadership for the World Cup Cricket, he contributed to the victory of his country. Khan took retirement in 1992 but he earned much fame all over the world due to his performance and charming personality.
Khan made his entry into the field of politics in 1996. From 2005 to 2009 Khan also acquired the position of chancellor of the University of Bradford in the UK. He is the founder of “Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centers” in Lahore.
In the year 1995 Khan married Jemima Goldsmith who is a British producer of film and television documentaries. She is also a screenwriter and founder of Instinct Productions that is a company related to TV production. She also worked in the field of journalism and proved herself competent in her field.
Goldsmith also worked in different posts of editor for famous international magazines such as “Vanity Fair” magazine and “The New Statesman” magazine. She remained an executive producer of a TV-based series of documentaries named “The Case Against Adnan Syed” and “The Clinton Affair”.
This beautiful couple got divorced in 2004 after taking a mutual decision. Both have two sons named Suleiman Khan and Qasim Khan. According to Khan politics played a major role in their separation as Jemima Goldsmith did not want her husband to be more in Pakistan politics.
Imran Khan later married Reham Khan who belongs to Pakistan. She is a female host, journalist, and weather reporter. She worked on Worcester, Legal TV, BBC, Aaj TV, PTV, Neo TV, etc. Both tied knots on October, 14,2014 but on October 30, 2015, both got separated.
Later, Imran Khan married Bushra Manika and both are living a happy married life.
