While Afghanistan has made giant strides in International cricket with a string of spectacular performances, Australia has plummeted to a new low after their leadership trio got caught in the sandpaper gate controversy.
However, we are not going to discuss players’ performances or controversies. We are going have a light-hearted article to close this year seeing the lighter, happier and the personal side of cricketers.
The article will give a snippet of a few important cricketers who got married in 2018.
#1 Steve Smith
Smith, whose cricketing career rock-bottomed because of the ball-tampering scandal in early 2018, married his longtime love, Dani Willis, on 5th of September in a quite function at Bendooley Estate in Berrima in New South Wales.
The former Australian captain, who met Willis in 2011, proposed her in 2017. Despite all the negativity around Smith’s ban because of his involvement in the sandpaper gate controversy, the pair weathered the storm and stayed away from media attention for a long time before their wedding.
#2 Liam Plunkett
Liam Plunkett missed the start of the Sri Lankan tour to marry his long-time partner Emeleah Erb on 13th October 2018. The pacer had to lose his place in the playing XI to other English fast bowlers because of his wedding.
The 33-year-old is one of the consistent performers of the English side, having taken 54 wickets at an impressive average of 23.83 since the start of 2017.
#3 Aaron Finch
Australia’s Aaron Finch married Amy Griffith’s on 7th of April this year at Golden Point’s Willow and Stone Estate. Finch missed the first IPL game for his wedding and joined Kings XI Punjab before the 2nd game.
His cricketing friends like Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey, Mitch Marsh, James Faulkner, and Peter Siddle graced the occasion with their presence.
#4 Joe Root
The England captain Joe Root married his partner on December 1, 2018. He married his girlfriend Carrie Cotterell in Sheffield on a grand event. Root and Cotterell were dating for two years before the England captain asked her to marry him in 2016. The Yorkshire man proposed his girlfriend before the ICC World Twenty20.
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Root caught everyone’s attention by coming in white Rolls Royce for his wedlock. The batsman flew immediately to Australia to attend the Bigbash event post his wedding.
#5 Eoin Morgan
This is a year of the wedding for the English National side. England ODI captain Eoin Morgan got married to his longtime girlfriend Tara Ridgway on third November this year. His friend, and the former New Zealand batsman, Brendon McCullum was the master of ceremonies at this grand event.
The wedding was attended by English cricketers like Jason Roy, Steve Finn and retired Alastair Cook.
#6 Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson got married to his longtime girlfriend, Charulatha, in a private function in Kovalam, Kerala. The couple was in a relationship for more than five years before deciding to take their relationship to the next stage.
A grand reception was conducted in Trivandrum which was attended by the India A coach, Rahul Dravid. No other cricketers were invited for the wedding.
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