IPL Hot wives

It is not just the cricket players themselves who are the cynosure of all eyes ahead of the IPL tournament, but also their significant others who up the glam quotient of the tournament. Many of the wives of the star cricket players are themselves celebrities and prominent professionals in their own right. Let's have a look at the hot wives of IPL players... Aarti Sehwag: The Nawab of Najafgarh tied the nuptial knot with Aarti, who is a BA graduate from Maitreyi College, Delhi. The Delhi Daredevils' opener had been smitten by this beauty very early in his teens. They had known each other for 17 years but it took 14 years for the romance to begin as they started dating three years back. (AFP/Raveendran)

Vijeta Dravid: A doctor for Mr. Dependable. Vijeta Pendharkar did not even know the 'C' of cricket when she married Rahul. She didn't even know that the wicketkeeper had to change ends after every over. Everything was arranged about this doctor-cricketer tie-up. (AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)

Anjali Tendulkar: She is a practising pediatrician working at the JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Daughter of industrialist Ashok Mehta and his British wife, Anjali is four years elder to Sachin. But the age difference did not deter Sachin from proposing to her. The two met through common friends and before they knew it, they decided to tie the knot.

Shailja Laxman: Another arranged affair! Stylish Hyderabadi batsman Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman tied the nuptial knot with MCA student, Shailja. She was a close relative from Laxman's father's side. Like Dravid, Laxman too proved out to be Mr. Mamma's boy as he chose the arranged way for deciding his partner. (AFP)

Dona Ganguly: Born in a well-known Bengali family, Dona is an Odissi dancer, performing the classical Indian dance across the country and abroad. She says she was shuttled down not bowled over. It was badminton, not cricket that first attracted a teenage Dona to her neighbour, Sourav Ganguly (AFP)

Kellie Hayden: She is the better half of swashbuckling Chennai Super Kings' opener Matthew Hayden. The couple has three children - one daughter and two sons. Hayden's love for fishing and outdoor activities is well known and Kellie has been his partner in his adventures many a time. (AFP/William West)

Yehali Sangakkara: This dusky beauty is the wife of Kings XI Punjab's dashing wicket keeper Kumara Sangakarra. Yehali embracing Kumara, when the latter returned from Pakistan after this March's Lahore attacks. The couple is expecting their first child. (AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara)