Love happened while giving interview… 6 cricketers made sports anchors their ‘life partners’, 2 Indians also included

New Delhi. Rohit Sharma’s Team India has given the country moments of pride by winning the T20 World Cup 2024. In a thrilling match played in Bridgetown, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and got the credit of becoming the T20 WC champion for the second time. Although every player had a special contribution in this victory of Team India, but Jasprit Bumrah won a lot of praise from cricket lovers and critics of the world for his/her accurate bowling and hitting ability. ‘Jassi’ took 15 wickets in 8 matches. Although Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqui and India’s Arshdeep Singh (17-17 wickets) took more wickets than him/her in the tournament, but Bumrah’s bowling average (8.26) and economy (4.17) made a big difference. In the T20 format where the bowlers are always the target of the batsmen, giving away around 4 runs in every over is indeed a great achievement. This is why Bumrah was declared the Player of the Tournament.

During and after the T20 World Cup 2024, Jaspreet was seen giving interviews to sports anchor Sanjana Ganesan several times. In personal life, this husband-wife duo was seen talking very seriously on the field. Both of them usually keep their professional life separate from their personal life, but Bumrah did not miss asking Sanjana once in light moments, ‘What is for dinner?’. Jaspreet is not the only cricketer to marry a sports anchor. Some other cricketers of the world have also made sports anchors their life partners.

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Let’s take a look at those prominent cricketers who married sports anchors…

It took time to become friends, they got married in 2019
Talking about Jaspreet and Sanjana, after dating for about one and a half years, both of them got married in March 2021. Jaspreet is a Sikh while Sanjana is a South Indian. While the two got married in Goa according to Sikh rituals, the haldi ceremony had a touch of South Indian traditions. The Bumrah couple became parents of a son in September last year, whom they named Angad. Sanjana and Angad also participated equally with Jaspreet in the celebration of India’s victory in the T20 World Cup. Jaspreet and Sanjana’s love story is interesting. Bumrah had told in an interview, ‘We both did not talk to each other for a long time. I used to think that Sanjana was arrogant while she also had the same opinion about me.’ Bumrah had told, ‘I had seen her many times but we had the same perception about each other. This perception broke after a few years in 2019. I first spoke to Sanjana when she was in England to cover the World Cup 2019. Soon we realised that we had misconceptions about each other. We became friends, had a lot of conversations and later this friendship turned into love.

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Stuart Binny met Mayanti during ICL

Apart from Sanjana, Mayanti Langer is also often seen on TV as a sports anchor/journalist. Mayanti is married to cricketer Stuart Binny. Stuart is the son of current BCCI president and member of the 1983 World Cup champion Indian team Roger Binny. Stuart was counted among the best all-rounders in ODIs and T20s, unfortunately his/her career came to a full stop after 6 Tests, 14 ODIs and 3 T20s. Stuart and Mayanti got married in 2012. Mayanti’s father Sanjeev Langer has been in the army. Mayanti was interested in sports since childhood. Later she decided to make a career in this field as a sports anchor. Apart from cricket, Mayanti has also hosted events of many other sports. Stuart had told in an interview that whenever he/she is mentally disturbed in life, Mayanti is his/her biggest strength. Stuart met Mayanti for the first time during the ‘Baaghi League’ Indian Cricket League (ICL) started before IPL. Mayanti interviewed Stuart during this league. Soon their love story started and after dating for 5 years, they became life partners.

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Lee Farlong added colours to Shane Watson’s life

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has also married sports anchor Lee Furlong. Watson, who is equally adept at both batting and bowling, first met Lee in 2004, but their love story gained momentum from 2006. After being in a relationship for about four years, the two got married in May 2010 and ‘formally sealed’ their relationship. According to media reports, Lee has served in many channels, including Channel 10 and Fox Sports. The Watson couple has two children, William and Matilda Victoria. Lee’s entire focus is currently on the better upbringing of the children. Lee Furlong has entered Shane’s life after his/her first girlfriend betrayed him/her. Australia’s famous fast bowler Brett Lee’s wife Liz had introduced the two.

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Ben and Erin were made friends on Instagram

Ben Cutting, who played 4 ODIs and 7 T20 matches for Australia as an all-rounder, is married to TV host Erin Holland. Erin has hosted many programs of various sports including cricket. She was also included in the anchoring team of official broadcaster Star Sports during IPL 2024. Erin is very popular due to her beauty and was Miss World Australia in 2013. Erin and Ben met through Instagram which later led to a relationship. Both of them got engaged in September 2019 during the Covid pandemic and got married in February 2021. Apart from being a sports anchor, Erin is also a model and singer.

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Laura was nervous while interviewing Martin Guptill but…

New Zealand’s best batsman Martin Guptill has also married a sports anchor. Martin, who has scored a double century in ODI International, is married to sports anchor Laura McGoldrick. The Guptill couple, who got married in September 2014, has a daughter named Harley. According to the information, these two first met when Laura interviewed Martin during a cricket show. According to Lara, she was getting very nervous while doing the interview but Martin encouraged her. After this, both of them became friends and then they became life partners.

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Rose gave up her career for the love of Morne

Former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel has married Australia’s famous sports anchor Rose Kelly. Rose Kelly has worked in Australia’s Channel 9. According to reports, Morne and Rose first met during South Africa’s tour of Australia in 2012. Soon their friendship grew. Morne proposed to Rose during the IPL tournament in 2014. The two got married in December 2014. After marriage, Rose decided to leave her job and settle in South Africa. However, her love for the game remains intact and she is covering cricket as a freelancer.

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