Written By: Devadyuti Das | Updated: Feb 18, 2025, 2:58 PM
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In these collection of pictures, we take a look at the list of top cricketers who got married to their relatives or cousins. From India's Virender Sehwag to Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.
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Former India opener Virender Sehwag married his cousin Aarti Ahlawat in 2004. Aarti's aunt had been married to Sehwag's cousin. The couple are close to now getting a divorce, according to media reports.
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Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shahid Afridi got married to Nadia, who is daughter of his maternal uncle. They got married in 2000.
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Bangladesh and former Delhi Capitals left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman is married to his maternal cousin Samia Parveen since 2019. Samia happens to be a Psychology graduate friom Dhaka University.
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Another Bangladesh cricketer Mosaddek Hossain married his cousin sister Sharmin Samira Usha in 2012. Mosaddek was only 16 years of age when he got married.
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Former Pakistan women team captain Bismah Maroof got married to her cousin Abrar Ahmed in Lahore in 2018.
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Legendary Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar got married to his cousin Dr Lubna in 1996. The couple lost their daughter, Bismah, at a very young age in 2001 due to illness.
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