Cricket is no less than a religion in India and despite the Men in Blue’s last major trophy having come in 2013, the nation still obsesses over them. If you’re someone who also likes to munch on their family lives too, the list of Indian cricketers who are younger than their wives, shared herein, is just for you.
Famous Indian Cricketers who are younger than their wives
1. Shikhar Dhawan and Ayesha Mukherjee- Divorced (10 years)
The 2013 Champions Trophy winner was married to Indo-Australian woman Ayesha Mukherjee. The duo, who tied knot in 2012, had an age gap of 10 years; Dhawan being the younger of the two.
Shikhar Dhawan and Ayesha called it quits after spending eight years with each other. They had a son, Zoravar, together.
 2. Sachin Tendulkar & Anjali (6 years)
The God of Cricket first met Anjali at Mumbai airport in 1990. Sachin Tendulkar was returning home from his first-ever international tour and Anjali had been there to receive her mother.
Sachin and Anjali married each other on May 24, 1995 after dating for five years. Notably, the Master Blaster -born on 24 April 1973– is 6 years younger to Anjali Tendulkar, who is 1967 born.
3. Jasprit Bumrah & Sanjana (2 years and 7 months)
Pace menace Jasprit Bumrah also finds on the list of Indian cricketers whose wives are older than them.
The 162 international veteran married Sanjana Ganesan on March 15, 2021. Sanjana is a Television presenter who has been a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as some badminton tournaments.
The Splitsvilla 2014 participant is 32 at present, 2 years and 7 months elder to husband Jasprit Bumrah.
4. Hardik Pandya & Natasha (2 years)
Bumrah’s former Mumbai Indians teammate Hardik Pandya is another celebrated Indian cricketer who is younger than his beloved.
Natasha Stankovic and Hardik Pandya had a private wedding on January 1, 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The duo remarried in grand fashion at Raffles Hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan on Valentine’s Day 2023.
Model-dancer Natasha is 32, two years older than the Men in Blue T20 international captain.
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5. Virat Kohli & Anushka (6 months)
The last pair on the list, but not the least, are Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma.
The duo first met during a CLEAR shampoo commercial and started dating thereafter. They married each other in 2017 and have a beautiful daughter, Vamika, together.
Cheeku –born on November 5, 1988– lags behind the Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi actress (born 1 May 1988) by 6 months.
