Wishes pour in for Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge after their marriage

Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan and ‘Chak De! India’ actress Sagarika Ghatge got married on Thursday in a private wedding ceremony. Hours after the ceremony, pictures of the duo surfaced on the social media. According to reports the marriage date was preponed to November 23 and was a “homely affair.” It would be followed by a cocktail party later. The reception will reportedly be held on November 27 in Mumbai.

It was in April this year that Zaheer had announced his engagement to Sagarika on Twitter. The actress had come into the limelight following her starring role in Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Chak De! India’. She played the character of an Indian hockey player who dated the Indian cricket team’s vice-captain in the movie. Zaheer’s close cricketer friends like Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Ajit Agarkar attended the ceremony.

Zaheer Khan retired from international cricket in 2015, having played 92 Tests with 311 wickets. He took 282 ODI wickets in 200 matches. He also played 17 Twenty20 Internationals for India.

Interestingly, he is not the only cricketer to get married today. Bhuvneshwar Kumar too tied the knot today, and on an eventful day that started with Ashes, news for cricket fans kept coming with both these marriages. The news about his marriage became official only when Bhuvneshwar was released from the Indian Test side ahead of the match where they will take on Sri Lanka in the second Test in Nagpur, starting November 24. He played an important role for the hosts as he picked up eight wickets in the first Test and was awarded as Man of the Match.

As Zaheer got married, former and current Indian cricketers and others took to Twitter to congratulate the former fast bowler on his big day.

Here are the tweets:

Congratulations @ImZaheer for a new life ..wish lots of happiness to both .. pic.twitter.com/AZd7vfsxs4

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 23, 2017

Congrats @ImZaheer @sagarikavghatge on d marital knot. Finally there is someone who can bounce Zaheer too. Bro I can tell u from experience never hook or pull, only duck or sway out of line. Right @YUVSTRONG12 @harbhajan_singh?

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) November 23, 2017

And the last man from the group is down. Welcome to the other side of the world Zak. Wish you both a blissful marriage @ImZaheer @sagarikavghatge ? pic.twitter.com/ExWVqtcWl5

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 23, 2017

Delighted for @ImZaheer and Sagarika Ghatge as they begin a lovely journey together. May life be kind to you.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 23, 2017

Congratulations to our Captain @ImZaheer & @sagarikavghatge who tied the knot today. We wish you both a great marriage and beautiful future ahead. pic.twitter.com/FdFyz6JB7W

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) November 23, 2017

My warm wishes to @ImZaheer and #SagarikaGhatge. I wish both of them a happy married life ahead.

— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) November 23, 2017