It is believed that marriages are set in paradise and achieved on Earth. Life becomes so comfortable if you and your life partner both have the same devotion and background. To find a companion of life which connected in activities of sports would be a great desire for all sports professionals.
It would be a great fantasy for many girls to get married to a famous cricketer. Here are several popular cricketers who have tied knots with sports journalists. It was only cricket that brought these couples together.
Top 5 Popular Cricketers Who Married Sports Anchors
5- Martin Guptill and Laura McGoldrick
International player Martin Guptill is an opening batter of the New Zealand cricket team. He entitled the name of the first player in cricket for making a double century in an ODI from New Zealand. Along with it in Cricket World Cup he also made a record of highest score and earned his name in ODI as a second scorer of having 237 runs and not out.
Guptill performed his 100th T20 match in March 2021. He notched runs of more than 600 in T20 International in the stadium of Eden Park and he is the first and only performer to make more than 500 and 600 runs in the same spot. He earned his name in T20 International as a batsman on the second number who made runs of 3,000. He also set a double century of first-class in 2019.
The opening batter married Laura McGoldrick who is a sports and news anchor, hostess of radio programs, and actress. She is a native of Christchurch New Zealand. Laura had worked as a theatre actress from 2006-to 2010 and also showed her acting performance in short films. this led to her selection in the cast of drama series “Westside”
Then, in 2011 anchor cum actress availed the chance of hosting the “ The Cricket Show” and “NZ Herald Focus” for Sky Television. The beautiful and talented couple got married in September 2014 after knowing each other for a long time. Both have a daughter and a son.
4- Ben Cutting and Erin Holland
All-rounder Ben Cutting is an Australian cricketer. He started his first-class domestic career in contract to Tasmania in 2007-2008 in the Pura Cup game. Cutting’s ODI career began in the year 2013 when he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Adelaide. His T20I first appearance also came the same year and against the same team. The Aussie did not remain in the national team for long and soon shifted his focus towards playing league cricket around the world.
Ben made quite a name in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has represented different franchises. He was selected by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the year 2016, played for Mumbai Indians in 2018, while in 2021 he got the chance to represent Kolkata Knight Riders. In 2019 the all-rounder played for the Edmonton Royals in the tournament of Global T20 Canada. The year 2020 saw the Australian make his debut in the Pakistan brand of league cricket called the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was picked by team Quetta Gladiators and remained with the team for two seasons. In the latest edition of the league, he was seen in the Peshawar Zalmi colours.
The now 35-years-old decided to retire from the cricket of List A and first-class cricket in 2017 and 2019 respectively to give attention to T20 and to achieve his goal in his business after his 12 years career. He happily married Australian citizen Erin Holland on February 13, 2021, in New South Wales. The marriage was initially planned for the year 2020 but had to be delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. However, Cutting and Holland had been engaged for a long time.
His wife remained hostess of cricket at Channel 7 and entitled Miss Universe, Australia in the year 2013. She also named the title Miss World Oceania in the same year. Erin Holland remained commentator and hostess in seasons 5 and 7 of PSL. Coverage of ground matches and ceremonies that are held after the match was also part of her duties.
Their engagement was announced in September 2019. Due to the situation of coronavirus their wedding was cancelled two times. Cutting was looking stunning in his three-piece suit while Erin’s dress was a beautiful gown of white lace that was a result of efforts made in 25 days.
It is undoubtful that Cutting and her wife are a couple which shows strong bonding of happy married life. Both revealed their wedding pictures to the public and received much praise from well-wishers across the globe.
3- Jasprit Bumrah and Sanjana Ganesan
One of the top best bowlers of the Indian cricket team Jasprit Bumrah married Sanjana Ganesan on March 15, 2021. The Ahmedabad, Gujarat resident started his career by playing as a Gujarati domestic cricket player. In the tournament against Vidarbha, the bowler took 7 wickets and proved himself a brilliant wicket-keeper.
But what landed him a spot in the national side was his stellar performances with the ball in the domestic season on 2015-2016 where he bagged two trophies for his team Gujrat. Bhumrah’s outstanding performance contributed to the victory of the Indian team against England in the T20 International series from 2016 to 2017. It was just a start to his sparkling career.
In 2017 the bowler took 15 wickets on a tour of Sri Lanka and things were going pretty smooth for him until a crossed line resulting in a no-ball cost his team the final of Champion’s Trophy. Jasprit was named among the best 5 thrilling bowlers in the perennial competitions in 2019. He earned his 100 wickets in competition with Sri Lanka and was ranked at 2nd number second only to Muhammad Shami.
Sanjana belongs to Pune, Maharashtra State. Burma’s wife stepped into her career through modelling. She also hosted the famous program of “Kolkata Knight Riders” and the Board of Control for Cricket award ceremonies.
The anchor has presented many sports programs and is very popular in her field. Not only this, but she also featured as a presenter during the Premier Badminton League, World Cup, and Indian Premier League. She also remained hostess of famous shows such as “Cheeky Singles” and “Match Point”.
The marriage ceremony of this pair occurred in Goa. Bumrah wore kurta in pink colour while Sanjana dolled up in a pink lehenga. The couple also exchanged their wedding photos on social media.
2- Morne Morkel and Roz Kelly
South African cricketer Morne Morkel is an International cricketer who performed from 2006 to 2018. He belongs to a family of cricketers and his brother Albie Morkel an all-rounder was a prior cricket player of South Africa.
Morkel was ranked as number 1 in One Day Internationals in the year 2011 and remained in the top 10 bowlers of all time many times during his career.
He took 49 wickets in the Test match in the year 2010 and the same year he took 26 wickets in three series including the World Cup. For the “Kolkata Knight Riders,” Morkel also remained the highly effective fast bowler in the IPL 2014.
In February 2018, the bowler revealed his departure from international cricket. The right-arm fast bowler’s career is decorated with 44 T20 Internationals, 117 One Day Internationals, and 86 Tests. Morkel planned to come back in the IPL season 2021 but did not participate after the Tournament got cancelled indefinitely due to the Covid outbreak in the camps. He married Roz Kelly in 2014 who is an Australian cricket analyzer, commentator, and reporter. She also started her career as a cricket presenter then proved herself a keen and passionate woman in her field.
On the South African tour of Australia in the year 2012 Kelly met Morkel. She toured India with Morkel for the IPL in the year 2013. In 2014 he requested Kelly to marry him in Dubai. After his retirement from International Cricket, both transferred to Australia.
She performed as a presenter for Channel 9 before getting married to Morkel and shifting to South Africa. Later, Kelly remained in cricket reporting through freelancing. The reporter obtained work at Channel 10 on their return to the motherland. Now, she is a hostess in Weekend Sports on Ten. The couple has two sons named Arias and Leo.
1- Stuart Binny and Mayanti Langer
Stuart Binny and Mayanti Langer both are considered as one of the super couples in the sports society of India. They married in September 2012 after falling in love with each other. Cricket became a source to bring them together as many times Mayanti conversed with Binny as an interviewer.
Stuart Binny is an Indian cricketer, who played as an all-rounder, but now has retired from cricket. His father Roger Binny was a former player of cricket in India. The all-rounder announced retirement from international cricket on August 30, 2021. Though not a consistent Test and T20I player, Binny did exceptionally well in his short ODI career. The right-arm medium bowler rose to fame when he helped India defend 105 runs in ODI against Bangladesh in 2014 by bowling brilliant figures of 6/4.
the former cricketer played for Mumbai Indians, Rajasthani Royals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Nagaland Cricket Team. He also performed in Arise Asia Cup. He also got his selection in the 2nd and 3rd match of the test series in the year 2015. He started his first T20I against the team of Zimbabwe in 2015.
Mayanti Langer an Indian sports anchor since her childhood was fascinated to perform football. She used to play football in school and also got her football training from the Super Soccer Academy in Delhi. Langer experimentally hosted the “FIFA” Beach Football and then she preferably selected sports journalism as her career.
Mayanti hosted various sports channels and also worked for football programs. She also hosted Nehru Cup Football Tournament and Indian Cricket League as well. The hostess proved herself a good commentator and interviewer with her style and performance.
She remained hostess of Commonwealth Games held in 2010, Indian Super League in the year 2010, Cricket World Cup in the years 2011 and 2015, and Indian Premier League 2018 season. Mayanti Langer is known for her outstanding skills in the field of journalism. In the year 2020 their first child, a boy was born.
Thus, it seems to marry someone in the same background or profession is very helpful to develop a better understanding between couples.
