Cricket’s female connection

One reason most men adore sports stars is because they get the much coveted female attention pretty easily. And not just any but the glamorous divas themselves.

In past many cricketers have been linked to many actresses, models et al and here are some interesting linkups:

Lets begin with the skipper himself MS Dhoni, he has been linked to Deepika Padukone and was spotted being kissed by a "lady in yellow" outside Eden Gardens. He finally got married last year at a very hush-hush event.

One of the most colourful cricketer in the Indian clan is none other than Yuvraj Singh who was for a very long time linked to Bollywood girls Kim Sharma and even Deepika Padukone.

Giving Tiger Woods some competition is none other than the king of spin Shane Warne who is known for his playboy ways. He was happily married until he got caught flirting and finally ended in a divorce.

But linkups are not just for the playboy like guys in the game, Mr serious Rahul Dravid too has been involved in one such even though it was just a joke by MTV. On a show hosted by Cyrus Brocha Dravid was left in the studio with an unknown girl who pleads her love for the cricketer.

Well, we all know that Dravid ended up marrying Nagpur girl Vijeta and lives happily ever after.

And there are those who stick by one woman like Graeme Smith who is reported to have been with his girlfriend since King Edward School days.

But one of the most controversial has perhaps been Sourav Ganguly’s link up with actress Nagma. It hogged headlines for a long time but then it has been long over.

Other interesting flings have been between Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh, who were supposedly engaged at one time, but to the world's dismay, the situation changed drastically and the two parted ways forever. Later, the ace cricketer married Ritu Singh and Amrita fell in love with Saif Ali Khan.

Azharuddin and Sangita Bijlani, who are now married were also the subject of rumours once. Sangita has previously dated Salman Khan and till date finds a mention in the media whenever the list of Salman Khan’s girlfriends is read out loud.

Talking about Bollywood how can one forget the Mohsin Khan - Reena Roy chemistry. Monish Khan married Bollywood movie star Reena Roy and had a short career as an actor in the Indian film industry. However, the two divorced later.

Another interesting couple in the past has been that of Viv Richards and Indian actress Neena Gupta, who also have a daughter together.