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f, like me, you have a habit of refreshing your <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> and Facebook profiles after every five minutes hoping to have your mind blown, you\u2019re no stranger to the #ZaheerIsAMarriedMan party. One of Indian cricket\u2019s most eligible bachelors, Zaheer Khan, tied the knot with Sagarika Ghatge, the woman known for rejecting the proposal of a <\/span>cricketer<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>Chak de India<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Life works out in funny ways.<\/span>\n\nThe couple, who had a low-key court marriage last week, have been dominating the attention span of netizens by continuously reminding us about their union with adorable <\/span>Instagram <\/span><\/a>pictures and attendance of high-profile guests like <\/span>Sachin Tendulkar<\/span><\/a>, the MP known for his allergy to the Parliament. Zaheer Khan\u2019s wedding is yet another evidence of the long standing love-story between Bollywood and cricket; one whose compatibility even trumps the heart-winning jodi of Old Monk and Coke. <\/span>\n\nSince time immemorial, Indian <\/span>cricketers<\/span><\/a> and Bollywood actresses have been eyeing each other as potential mating prospects with the same level of attraction that Rohit Shetty reserves for destroyed cars. But this mating ritual is not for the faint-hearted. If the pages of history are any indication, not every whirlwind Bollywood-cricket romance gets the honour of being translated into a lifetime of marital bliss. Membership to the elusive club of a hybrid filmy-cricket family is fraught with challenges that include the media\u2019s voyeuristic curiosity.<\/span>\n\nTake Zaheer Khan for example. The dishy cricketer was in a serious eight-year-long relationship with<\/span> Kisna<\/span><\/i> actress Isha Sharvani, parting ways with her just when the whole world had started expecting their wedding invitation. Zaheer might have been successful the second time over, but not every cricketer, blinded at the altar of filmy love, is that lucky. Bengal\u2019s Dada, Sourav Ganguly\u2019s and Nagma\u2019s love-story remained unfulfilled, as did Amrita Singh\u2019s and Ravi Shastri’s. Yuvraj Singh dated Kim Sharma and Deepika Padukone before getting married to Hazel Keech this year, and M.S Dhoni failed to create some long-time magic with (briefly) rumoured girlfriend, Deepika Padukone.<\/span>\n\nZaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, along with Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, and Harbhajan Singh are then the four dudes with the secret recipe for making a Bollywood-cricketing partnership work. Their club clearly needs more members.<\/span>\n\nThe question is: Will <\/span>Virat Kohli<\/span><\/a> and Anushka Sharma be the next entrants? <\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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