They say, “behind every successful man there’s a woman” and henceforth, behind the success of our cricketers there are their wives who works as a support system to them. We have witnessed them cheering for their husbands at the stands in every match or league, they are always under the scanner of the public eye.
While most of them like every other women in India have left their careers behind, while some of them are still pursuing their careers. In this article we will tell you about the lesser known professional lives of the WAGs of our Indian cricketers, have a look:
1.Sakshi Dhoni:
Wife of Mahendra Singh Dhoni was into Hotel Management studies before getting married to MS Dhoni. She was working as an intern in the Taj Bengal, Kolkata. She met Dhoni for the first time in the same hotel.
2. Ritika Sajdeh:
Ritika Sajdeh, wife of Hit-man aka Rohit Sharma worked as a sports manager for many sport-stars including Rohit Sharma.
3. Dipika Pallikar:
Dipika Pallekar is the wife of cricketer, Dinesh Karthik. She is a top squash player of India and is also the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA women’s ranking. She has been awarded with many prestigious awards including Padma Shri and Arjuna Award.
4. Geeta Basra:
Geeta Basra, the wife of Harbhajan Singh was an actress before she got married and left her career for love. She has done a few movies including, Dil Diya Hai, The Train, Second Hand Husband, etc.
5. Priyanka Chaudhary:
Wife of Suresh Raina, Priyanka Chaudhary was an IT professional with a bank in Netherlands. Suresh Raina and Priyanka were childhood buddies, who fell in love with each other.
6. Vijeta Pendharkar :
Wife of Rahul Dravid, Vijeta Pendharkar is a medical surgeon by profession. She has been there like a wall of support for our ‘The Wall’ of Indian cricket team.
7. Aarti Ahlawat:
Married to Virender Sehwag, Arti Ahlawat was doing great in Public Relations before she tied the knots with Virender Sehwag.
8. Anjali Tendulkar:
Wife of Sachin Tendulkar left her well established career of a pediatrician to look after her family and home.
9. Tanya Wadhwa:
Wife of Indian pace bowler Umesh Yadav, Tanya is an aspiring fashion designer. She is currently in the final year of her course.
10. Safa Baig:
Before getting married to Indian cricketer, Irfan Pathan, Safa was a model by profession. She has also worked as a journalist and also as executive editor at a PR firm.
11. Mayanti Langer:
Who doesn’t know her? Mayanti is the wife of Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny. She is one of the most popular sports anchor of India.
12. Ayesha Mukherjee:
Wife of Shikhar Dhawan, Ayesha is a well trained kick-boxer.
13. Dona Ganguly:
Dona Ganguly is married to Saurav Gaguly. She is an Indian Bengali Odissi dancer and she also owns a dancing Institute named “Diksha Manjari” which has more than 2000 students.
14. Hazel Keech:
Hazel Keech is married to Yuvraj Singh. She was a Bollywood actress, who has appeared in many movies and shows.
15. Sheetal Gautam: 
Wife of Robin Uthappa, Sheetal is a professional Tennis player.
16. Anushka Sharma:
Wife of Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma is a top Bollywood actress.
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Unnati Madan
Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket. She has an experience of more than 5 years in the field of cricket writing.
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