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Hardik Pandya In Middle, Imran Khan To Captain; Here Is Divorced Cricketers' XI

Aashay Chopade∙ Updated: Jan 24 2025, 6:50 PM

Hardik Pandya with wife and Imran Khan in 1992 World Cup (Source:@GetsCinema/X.com)Hardik Pandya with wife and Imran Khan in 1992 World Cup (Source:@GetsCinema/X.com)

Cricket is known for its unpredictable nature and so is life. There is always a lot of buzz around the lives of cricketers, and everyone talks about how they are showered with fame and money. However, there are always two sides to a coin, and often celebrities end up getting into some tough situations that can destroy strongest of characters.

Another aspect of being a famous male cricketer or a celebrity is that there is lot of female attention. Over the years, there have been plenty of rumours of cricketers dating models, filmstars and others, coming forward. There have been plenty of high-profile marriages as well, and so have been some interesting divorces.

Thus, there is no dearth of troubled marriages in the world of cricket and with the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Virender Sehwag, likely to be heading towards a divorce, let's try to create a divorce XI for cricket fans around the world.

Shikhar Dhawan And Sanath Jayasuriya To Open

The star Indian cricketer got married to Aesha Mukerji in 2012 and got divorced in 2021. There was lot of buzz after the divorce, and the issue escalated with Dhawan's wife came up with some harsh allegations. He has been a great cricketer though and has played a big role in India winning the Champions Trophy 2013. He has an average of over 40 in Tests and ODIs and it makes him a worthy opener of Divorced XI.

Alongside Dhawan would be Sanath Jayasuriya. The Sri Lankan revolutionised the way openers batted in ODI and Test cricket. The cricketer though was involved in an extramarital affair and it led to his wife Sandra filing for a divorce in October 2013.

INDO-PAK Stars Form Formidable Core

Michael Clarke will be the mumber 3 in the side as he can hold the innings together, however, he could not hold onto his marriage and got divorced with wife Kyly. His marriage lasted for seven years, and the middle order will consist of Mohammad Azharuddin, Shoaib Malik and Hardik Pandya.

Both Azharuddin and Shoaib Malik have been divorced twice and as they have been quality batters, they form an important part of middle order. Hardik Pandya and Imran Khan will be two seam-bowling allrounders while the Indian star got divorce to Natasha recently, Imran Khan is currently in his third marriage and will be the captain of the side.

Mohammed Shami, Brett Lee And Shane Warne To Form Bowling Arsenal

The Wicketkeeper of the side is Dinesh Karthik who divorced his first wife after she was involved in a relationship with Murali Vijay, another Indian cricketer. The frontline spinner will be legendary Shane Warne who was known for his colourful life and had a divorce in 2005. The two pacers will be Brett Lee and Mohammed Shami who got divorced in 2008 in 2022 respectively.

Divorced Cricketers' XI

Shikhar Dhawan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Michael Clarke, Mohammad Azharuddin, Shoaib Malik, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Imran Khan (C), Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Mohammed Shami