Veda Krishnamurthy gets married to cricketer Arjun Hoysala on her late mother's birthday

India cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy has tied the knot with her fiance Arjun Hoysala in a private court room affair in Bengaluru. Interestingly, Veda chose to register her marriage on the day of her late mother's birth anniversary, whom she lost to Covid in April 2021.

Krishnamurthy, an all-rounder, who is a member of the Karnataka women’s cricket team, has played 48 ODIs and 76 T20Is for the Indian team. She was part of the Indian team in the ODI World Cup in 2017 and the T20 World Cup in 2020. Arjun Hoysala is a left-handed batter who has played for Karnataka in Ranji Trophy. He had also played for various franchises in the Karnataka Premier League.

'This one's for you Amma' - Veda pens emotional post

Veda took to Instagram to share pictures of her big day. The 30-year-old can be seen signing documents at the registrar's office alongwith Arjun Hoysala. “Mr and Mrs!!! This one’s for you Amma your birthday will remain special always love you Akka #justmarried 12.01.23 #newlife #wedding,” Veda’s post read.

Here is the post :-

Veda had intially revealed the date (wedding) she had chosen to former India women’s team coach WV Raman on a weekly show on Sportstar, Wednesdays with WV.

On being asked about the date of the wedding, Veda stated that she chose this date to pay tribute to her late mother. She wanted to immortalize this date so as to always celebrate anniversaries on this particular date. 

"I want to register my wedding on January 12 which is my mom’s birthday. I want that day to be special and always connected to me. This falls in a month where you’re not supposed to exchange garlands or conduct auspicious events or we would have had the proper wedding on this date. But going forward, when we celebrate anniversaries, it will be on this day," she added.