5 Indian cricketers who got married more than once

Public lives get public scrutiny. When cricketers remarry, the headlines follow, and the facts of dates, spouse names, and context are recorded in mainstream outlets. On one side, they enjoy the stardom, and on the other side, they have to face the scrutiny. Below are five Indian players who got married more than once and were widely reported. 

1. Mohammad Azharuddin

Azharuddin’s off-field life has long run beside his cricketing legend. He married his first wife, Naureen, in 1987, and the couple had two sons. In 1996, Azharuddin divorced and married Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani, a union that made tabloid and mainstream headlines because it paired a national cricket star with a film personality. 

That marriage ended in 2010, and the high-profile nature of the relationship, plus later reports about his private life, kept Azharuddin in the media spotlight long after his playing days. The sequence of first marriage, celebrity second marriage and a later personal life that kept attracting coverage is well documented in cricket and news profiles.

2. Dinesh Karthik

Karthik’s personal story has been unusually public for a modern cricketer. He married Nikita Vanjara in 2007, but the relationship ended amid media attention and divorce in 2012. In 2015, he married squash champion Dipika Pallikal in ceremonies that blended Christian and Hindu traditions, a wedding covered widely by sports and lifestyle media. 

That second marriage arguably shifted the narrative around Karthik, from tabloid speculation to a stable public partnership that has since included parenthood and regular media visibility. The arc is a reminder that for current players, personal development can influence public perception as much as on-field form

3. Javagal Srinath

Srinath’s second marriage came after he moved away from the relentless pace of international cricket into administration and match-refereeing. He married Jyothsna in 1999. Following their separation, he married journalist Madhavi Patravali in 2008. 

The timing matters as Srinath’s remarriage coincided with his post-playing career, when media interest turned from wickets to personal stability and professional reinvention. Coverage of his second marriage tended to be low-key with less tabloid heat and more human-interest, reflecting how many former players manage private life under a lighter public lens.

4. Vinod Kambli

Kambli’s life after international cricket has been a mix of coaching, media attention and personal headlines. He first married Noella Lewis, and after their separation, he married model Andrea Hewitt. 

Kambli’s second marriage and subsequent family life, including the birth of a child, have featured in mainstream outlets alongside constant retrospectives on his extraordinary early-career partnership with Sachin Tendulkar. For Kambli, remarriage fed a continuing media narrative that blends on-field nostalgia with off-field ups and downs.

5. Arun Lal

Arun Lal’s second marriage was reported as a private, later-life decision. The former India opener married Bulbul Saha in May 2022, with the press coverage emphasising the low-key family ceremony and the sensitivity of the situation, noting he had parted ways with an earlier wife and that the coverage respected privacy. Lal’s marriage received respectful attention rather than controversy, and it became part of the broader story of retired cricketers building second acts in commentary, coaching and personal life.

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