Another rumoured link-up between Bollywood and cricket is back in the news now. Apparently, Suresh Raina and Anushka Sharma were reportedly dating in 2012. That was before Anushka Sharma met Virat Kohli in the shooting of a T.V commercial. According to media reports, the two first met in London where Raina was on the England tour with the Indian team. Anushka on the other hand was shooting for her next film. Since then, they had remained in touch.
However, the actress who had then just broken up with Ranveer Singh, claims these rumours to be completely baseless and irrelevant. Suresh Raina agrees to have met Anushka in London but that was it. Nothing went beyond that.
The Story About Suresh Raina And What He Told TOI
“I heard about this and I was completely zapped! I had met Anushka in London, where she had come to watch the matches. But, I don’t even know the girl! I don’t know how these stories started.”
He then went on to explain why he would never date a film star. He said, “I can tell you very confidently that I will never marry a filmi gal. Ours is a middle-class family, so I will go for a gharelu girl, who understands me and gels well with my family too. Hum cricketers ki life mein dukh zyada hai, khushi kum. So, my future wife will have to be intelligent, supportive and a true soulmate to be with me during the ups and downs of life and career!”. Thus, Suresh Raina pretty much shut these rumours by being outspoken. Although Raina has never really discussed his personal life, he was earlier said to be close to Aviation Minister Praful Patel’s daughter Poorna, who worked as the IPL Hospitality Manager.
Apparently, Anushka’s only connection to cricket dates back to watching the World Cup final last year. That is with regards to her friendship with Sakshi Rawat, MS Dhoni’s wife. There is no more to it than that, though the media really loves talking about her. The reason for that is the fact that she reacts to the stories a lot.
Blast From The Past; Anushka Sharma And Her Story
Anushka Sharma had met Ranveer Singh on the sets of Band Baaja Baraat and sparks flew. They reportedly dated for a short while before calling it quits. The reason for the split in their relationship is said to be the closeness of Ranveer and Deepika since the shooting of Ram-Leela. It is believed that Anushka and Ranveer parted ways over this. After that Anushka was rumoured to be dating Deepika’s ex Siddharth Mallya who is Vijay Mallya’s son. It was after this, that the Suresh Raina rumours started.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli started dating in 2013 after meeting for a commercial of a shampoo brand. After that, the couple was seen together in several instances. They went on vacations together. Anushka was also seen supporting Virat from the stands in almost all of his matches. They finally married in 2017 which delighted their fans a lot. Now, they are pregnant and are expecting to give birth to their first child in January 2021.