Cricketer Rashid Khan’s Wife Anushka Sharma, What?

This might sound strange but it is actually true that if you search for Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan’s wife on Google, actress Anushka Sharma’s name will appear. If you have any doubts, just type ‘Rashid Khan wife’ in the Google search bar and Anushka’s name and pictures will pop up.

After her name on the page, a short bio of Rashid is written followed by his marital status that reads, ‘Married’. Wife’s name is written as Anushka Sharma. As for the Marriage Date column, her wedding date with Virat Kohli is mentioned December 11, 2017.

Anushka Sharma is cricketer Virat Kohli’s wife. So, why does her name appear if you look for Rashid Khan’s wife on Google? It so happened that Rashid was asked to name his favourite Bollywood actresses during an Instagram chat session with his fans and followers in 2018. In response to the question, Rashid named Anushka Sharma and Preity Zinta.

Thereafter, Rashid Khan trended furiously as news outlets reported Anushka Sharma as his favourite actress, as mentioned by him. That’s the connection between Rashid Khan and Anushka Sharma. That’s it. Ever since those incessant headlines of Anushka being Rashid Khan’s favourite actress, Google has been showing Anushka Sharma as Rashid Khan’s wife.

On the other hand, Rashid Khan is not married yet. But, when he was asked about it during an interview few months ago, he said he will get engaged and married once Afghanistan wins the cricket World Cup.

Rashid Khan is also one of the key players of SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) Team of Indian Premiere League.