Marriage in neighboring cricketing rival country
India and Pakistan are the old and tough cricketing rivals in any format of the game. But surprisingly many Pakistan cricketers have married Indian women. Both countries are neighbors and sharing many things common like people and culture etc.
We will discuss here about such marriages across borders.
Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy
Mohsin Khan, the famous Pakistan batsman married Indian Actress from Bollywood, Reena Roy in 1983. But they got separated in 1990.
Shoaib Malik and Saniya Mirza
The ex-captain of the Pakistan cricket team and batsman Shoaib Malik has married Indian Tennis star, Saniya Mirza. Shoaib had earlier married Ayesha Siddiqui, but they got divorced before Shoaib’s marriage to Saniya.
Hasan Ali and Samiya Arzoo
Pakistani Fast bowler Hasan Ali has married Haryana-based Samiya Arzoo, a local girl of Chandeni village of Palwal district. Her father is a retired Block Development Officer from the Haryana government. Samiya works for Emirates Airlines and she is educated in Faridabad. Both have a daughter named Helena.
Zaheer Abbas and Rita Luthra
Former Pakistan Batsman and Captain Zaheer Abbas married to Indian Woman Rita Luthra. She changed her name as Samina Abbas. Zaheer has 3 daughters from his ex-wife Najma Bukhari.