5 Indian cricketers and how they performed on the pitch before and after marriage
The Indian cricket team has been on a roll over the past few months. After inflicting a whitewash on New Zealand in the Test series and winning the ODIs 3-2, they have sealed the Test series against England as well in emphatic fashion. Midway through the Test series, the Indian squad had another reason to celebrate as they all attended Yuvraj Singh’s wedding which was conducted in grand fashion.
Yuvraj joined a host of other Indian cricketers to have tied the knot. While there are a few cricketers of the current Indian squad who have performed a lot better after their marriage, there are a few of those whose form has dipped. In this article, we look at the performance of 5 Indian cricketers and their performance before and after marriage.
Note: The stats have been updated until before the India-England series.
#5 Umesh Yadav
This Indian fast bowler made his debut back in 2011 against West Indies and has been an integral part of the success of the Indian cricket team over the past few years. Known for his ability to bowl at an average speed of 140 plus, he has formed a successful partnership with Mohammad Shami.
He has played 24 Tests and 62 ODIs and taken 152 wickets in total with an average of 38 in Tests and 33 in ODIs.
He got engaged to Delhi-based fashion designer Tanya Wadhwa on 16 April 2013 and got married the very next month. While his bowling average in Test cricket has slightly worsened after marriage, his ODI average seemed to have improved a lot.
| Year of Marriage | Tests before marriage | Tests after marriage | Test average before | Test average after | ODIs before marriage | ODIs after marriage | ODI average before | ODI average after |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 | 32.50 | 40.85 | 17 | 45 | 46.72 | 29.86 |