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Rinku Singh Priya Saroj News: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has engaged with SP MP Priya Saroj. The engagement took place on 8 June 2025 in Lucknow. If both of them get married, is it a cricketer and female MP in the country…Read more
Who is the cricketer before Rinku Singh, who marries an MP?
Highlights
- Rinku Singh engaged to SP MP Priya Saroj.
- The engagement took place on 8 June 2025 in Lucknow.
- Will this be the first marriage of a cricketer and female MP?
Lucknow. Indian cricket team star batsman Rinku Singh has engaged with SP MP Priya Saroj from fish city. On 8 June 2025, the engagement of both of them concluded in a grand ceremony in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Priya Saroj, MP from Machilishahar, started crying for a while during an engagement with Indian cricketer Rinku Singh. However, he later said that it was a tear of happiness. This engagement not only became a topic of discussion among fans of cricket and politics, but it also raised an important question. The question is, which cricketers have been in India who have married a female MP? Is Rinku Singh the first cricketer to marry a female MP?
Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj got engaged.
Weddings of cricketers and women MPs
The relationship of cricket and politics in India is old. Many cricketers have stepped into politics after retirement, such as Gautam Gambhir and Mohammad Azharuddin and some have married political personalities. However, this is the first example of professional cricketers marrying a female MP. Looking at the old history of Indian cricketers, apart from the engagement of Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh, there is no clear and authentic example in which a professional cricketer has married a female MP. In such a situation, if Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh get married in November, then this will be the first example of a cricketer’s marriage to a female MP.
And how many cricketers are included in this list?
However, considering some other notable couples, Rivaba Jadeja, who is an MLA from Jamnagar in Gujarat, has married Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja. However, Rivaba is an MLA, not MPs and she too became MLA after marriage. Therefore, they do not come under the purview of this question. Similarly, Nawab Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore got married. Sharmila was the first film actress, after marriage she became a Rajya Sabha MP.
Rinku Singh’s bride Priya Saroj’s eyes spilled.
Overall, there are no examples of marriage between professional cricketers and women MPs. Cricketers often marry Bollywood actresses, models or other sports celebrities, as examples such as Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma or Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza. Due to the different social and commercial circles between cricket and politics, such couples are reduced. In such a situation, Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj are going to become the first pair of the country in themselves. The engagement of Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh has created enthusiasm among her supporters. In some social media posts, it was seen as a step towards social justice and inclusion. If this pair reaches marriage, then it can become a new symbol between cricket and politics.