Australian cricketer Brett Lee shares a "strictly professional" relationship with Bollywood actress Priety Zinta, says Lee's manager Neil Maxwell, dismissing as "false" the reports of an alleged link-up. There were rumours when the bowler, who is a member of Preity's Kings XI Punjab team, looked at ease with the actress at an Indian Premiere League (IPL) cricket party.
Lee's manager Neil Maxwell has slammed the reports and said that the cricketer's relationship with Priety was strictly professional, adding that the pair had been friends for years, Dailytelegraph.com.au reports. "Brett presented her with an acting award in England some years ago and they've been friends since. She is a very intelligent lady and very nice too," said Maxwell. ,br>Though their relationship has come out to be purely professional, we take a look at some hot sporty romantic connections including Indian Tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik finally got married to Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza on April 12 in her hometown of Hyderabad. The wedding took place at 1 pm at the Taj Krishna hotel and was a private function with close family members as invitees. The couple is all set for a grand reception on April 15.
Shoaib Malik was also reportedly involved in a long-distance relationship with former Miss India Sayali Bhagat. But the latest developments indicated that the relationship, if there was one, didn't go far.
Bollywood actress Reena Roy married former Pakistani Test batsman Mohsin Khan, now the national chief selector, in the 1980s. The two later divorced.
Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupati confirmed their relationship walking hand in hand at the 55th Filmfare Awards night. (Photo: Viral Bhayani)
Former Pakistani captain Imran Khan was linked with Bollywood bombshell Zeenat Aman.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's alleged affair with actress Lakshmi Rai has kept the gossipmongers busy for quite a while.
According to reports cricketer Ravi Shastri was engaged to actress Amrita Singh but the situation changed drastically and the two parted ways forever.
One of the greatest all-rounders in cricket Garfield "Gary" Sobers was briefly engaged to actress Anju Mahendru. The actress was then in a relationship with Rajesh Khanna.
Actress Amrita Arora dated cricketer Usman Afzal for almost four years but decided to part ways after undergoing a period full of strain.
The Harbhajan Singh-Geeta Basra linkup is being much taled about and the buzz is that the two might soon take their relationship to the next level.
When Yuvraj Singh was spotted along with model Aanchal Kumar at an IPL party, rumours of their affair began to fly around.
Earlier Yuvi was linked with Bollywood starlet Kim Sharma. Their much publicised affair failed to go anywhere.
Former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was smitten by the charms of Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore and the two married in 1969.
Sourav Ganguly's reported affair with actress Naghma hogged the headlines for a while, then the reports just faded away.
Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin married model-turned actress Sangeeta Bijlani. Sangeeta was earlier dating Salman Khan.
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes had a long relationship with actress Mahima Choudhary, but then things didn't end well.
Following his breakup with Mahima, Leander married Rhea Pillai, who was earlier married to Sanjay Dutt.
Cricketing legend Vivian Richards had a brief affair with actress Neena Gupta, with whom he has a daughter Masaba.
According to reports Pakistani cricketer Mohammed Asif secretly married actress and model Veena Malik in a secret ceremony. Though Veena said that she had refused Asif's proposal for marriage. The two were then involved in a much-hyped money dispute. Asif later married his girlfriend Sana Hilal.
An already married Manoj Prabhakar fell in love with actress Farheen (who made her Bollywood debut with Jaan Tere Naam in 1992). Manoj later divorced his first wife Sandhya.
In 1995 Imran Khan married English socialite Jemima Goldsmith. The couple got divorced in 2004.
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