Yuvraj Singh dating Bodyguard starlet Hazel Keech: Here are 11 other sizzling cricket WAGs

There’s this thing between Bollywood and cricket, right? So, now it’s only a little less than official that Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech, who featured in Bodyguard, are an item. Both film and cricket grapevines are abuzz with the news that the cricketer is dating the British model and actress. They have apparently been seen together frequently and holidayed in London recently. The official line, though, is ‘We’re just friends’. So, we’ll just have to wait and see. Yuvi was, in the past, linked with actress Kim Sharma.

Before Yuvraj, it was Virat Kohli’s hook-up with Anushka Sharma that kept the gossip mills turning. While they later chose to go public about the relationship there has been a price to pay, with Anushka – unfairly, we agree – copping the blame for Kohli’s performance in the World Cup. That apart, with one of India’s most eligible bachelors getting together with one of Bollywood’s leading ladies, they certainly make one sizzling couple.

On that note, we look at 11 maidens who’ve bowled the world’s best cricketers over.

1. Priyanka Chaudhary

She’s Suresh Raina’s childhood friend-turned-sweetheart. The quintessential girl-next-door Priyanka certainly seems to satisfy the Raina family’s desire for an ‘educated girl’. Suresh Raina himself is said to have wanted a wife who can look after him and family. Sure seems like he’s found the right one.

2. Anushka Sharma

There’s a magnetic connection between Bollywood and cricket. While many cricketers and their actress girlfriends spout the ‘we’re just friends’ line, Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have now come out in the open with their relationship. Some say Kohli’s blazing performances in recent times have much to do with Anushka’s presence in the stadium.

3. Mayanti Langer

Stuart Binny’s wife is glamorous and accomplished enough for him to be known as Mayanti Langer’s husband. Mayanti is a sports journalist with ESPN, has hosted major events on TV and has the looks to match.

4. Sakshi Dhoni

So many girls employed in hotels where the Indian cricket team stays would’ve harboured dreams of hooking MS Dhoni. But it’s Sakshi Dhoni, then an intern at the Taj Bengal, who managed to. She’s been quite the first lady of Indian cricket for a while now, but keeps a quieter profile these days.

5. Ayesha Mukherjee

She’s British-Bengali, sports big tattoos, rides bikes and is an amateur boxer. Shikhar Dhawan’s wife is also super hot. She’s 10 years older to the cricketer and has been married before. The couple now has a baby boy.

6. Danielle De Villiers

A B de Villiers made it special for Danielle Swart, choosing to propose to her at the Taj Mahal during IPL Season 5. They were married a few months later. The attractive South African certainly ups the glam quotient of the WAG brigade.

7. Candice Falzon

David Warner’s partner is a WAG straight out of a swimsuit calendar. Candice Falzon is a surf life saver and a model. Earlier she’s dated other high-profile sportsmen. Candice and David Warner had a baby last year.

8. Kyly Clarke

Michael Clarke’s other half is a multi-talented woman and super glamorous. Model, actress and TV presenter, she also runs an interior design business. She’s a winner of the Australian Swimwear Model of the Year and has represented the country in various international beauty pageants.

9. Lee Furlong

Shane Watson’s wife could well be a pin-up girl. Blonde and slim, she’s been showing off her flat, post-baby tummy on recent outings.

And here are two more, whose other halves won’t feature in the World Cup, but they will still be missed.

10. Sania Mirza

Come Sunday and we will be wondering whom Sania will be rooting for when the Men in Blue lock horns with their arch-rivals. But no matter whom she supports, we are all fans of Sania’s striking looks and of course, her skills on a tennis court.

11. Dipika Pallikal

Dinesh Karthik not making it to the WC squad is bad for two sets of people. The first just consists of DK fans and the second consists of Dipika’s fans.

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