Cricketers are one of the most celebrated sports stars in the world. They look for companions who can help them through their rough phase. Men cricketers often spend time interacting with sports presenters. At times they end up finding their soulmates in them. StumpsandBails brings to you 5 cricketers who married sports anchors.
#5 Morne Morkel- Roz Kelly
More Morkel, the South African speedster married Australia’s Channel 9 reporter, Roz Kelly in December 2014. The couple is blessed with 2 kids. Kelly had completed her schooling in Australia. Right at the onset of her career, she got associated with Australian cricket. After their marriage, the couple moved to South Africa. Kelly started covering cricket there as a freelancer.
However, she has now started covering Australian cricket again on Channel Nine. It’s been two years since the lovebirds have started their new life in Australia. The couple first met during South Africa’s tour of Australia in 2012 and during the 2014 edition of IPL, Morne Morkel had proposed Roz in the UAE.
#4 Martin Guptill- Laura McGoldrick
Martin Guptill married Laura McGoldrick, a TV presenter at Sky Sports New Zealand. The couple first met each other when Laura McGoldrick interviewed Guptill. The couple got married in September 2014. McGoldrick has also worked as a radio host, news reporter and even dabbled in acting. She interviewed her future husband on a show called ’The Cricket Show’. The couple was blessed with a baby girl named ‘Harley’ in 2017.
#3 Stuart Binny – Mayanti Langer
Mayanti Langer was one of the earlier anchors who made sports presenters popular in India. She got her breakthrough during the 2014-15 cricketing season. The Indian-born Australian-based Langer has experience presenting all the popular sports. Stuart Binny is a utility allrounder in IPL met Langer during a cricketing tournament and the duo instantly hit it off. They got married in the year 2012.
#2 Ben Cutting- Erin Holland
Ben Cutting is an underrated all-rounder. He won the Man of the Match in the IPL 2016 finals. He married TV host, Erin Holland in February 2021. The couple had got engaged in September 2019 but owing to the pandemic they had to delay their marriage date. Holland before her reporting days was crowned as Miss World Australia in 2013. She even won Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty, Oceania.
#1 Jasprit Bumrah – Sanjana Ganesan
Indian fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah got married to sports presenter, Sanjana Ganesan in Goa on March 15, 2021. Ganesan is a TV presenter who works closely with the Star Network. It is believed that former Miss India, Ganesan met Bumrah during the 2013-14 IPL season. The couple soon became friends and friendship later turned into love. It is speculated that the recently married couple got close to each other during “NAMAN” the awards show.