There have been many examples of cricketers marrying Bollywood stars. The gorgeous actress Sagarika Ghatge and cricketer Zaheer Khan are now carrying forward the same legacy. The lovely couple, who got engaged on April 24 this year, got married today in a court. Their wedding was a strict homely affair, which was attended by their near and dear ones.

Besides the family members, the others attended the marriage were reportedly the trio of Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Ajit Agarkar, who happen to be Zaheer’s close friends. Post their marriage; there is also a cocktail party which will take place in a plush five star hotel. Sunday will see mehendi ceremony, which will be followed by an elegant reception, which is expected to take placeon Monday. Actress Vidya Malvade, who happens to be Sagarika’s close friend, shared the adjoining photograph of the bride on her social media account.

When Khan was asked about whether he faced any issues from anyone because of his being an inter-religious marriage, he said that both the families were matured enough to understand that it was about marrying the right person over intra religion marriage. Echoing his statements was Ghatge who said that her parents were also as open-minded as his. She added that their primary concern was that her getting married to the right person. In the same breath, she also added that she was sure they may have had their apprehensions about Zaheer, which would have got cleared after meeting him. She also termed his as ‘perfect’.

The other cricketers who got married to heroines include the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech, Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra, Mohsin Khan and Reena Roy, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore amongst others.