Indian cricket legend Virender Sehwag has many records in his name. Known for his striking sixes, Sehwag is also called the most destructive opener in the history of world cricket. After beginning his cricketing career in the 90s, Sehwag announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in 2015, leaving behind some incredible records to his name.
Talking about his personal life, the cricketer is married to his childhood love, Aarti Ahlawat, and the couple is proud parents of two boys, Aryavir and Vedant. Virender and Aarti have been leading the headlines since the rumours of their divorce hit the headlines. While there are many facts about the ace cricketer, little is known about his wife, Aarti. Let us read on to know some unknown facts about Virender Sehwag’s wife.
Virender Sehwag’s wife, Aarti Sehwag, is the daughter of an advocate
Born in New Delhi in 1980, Aarti Ahlawat completed her schooling at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and Lady Irwin Secondary School in Delhi. She then earned a Diploma in Computer Science from Maitreyi College, Delhi University. Aarti Ahlawat is the daughter of Suraj Singh Ahlawat, who is an advocate.
Aarti Sehwag and Virender Sehwag are childhood friends
It was at Aarti’s aunt’s marriage when a five-year-old Aarti met Virender for the first time. Since Aarti’s aunt married Virender’s cousin, she, too, became his relative. Their friendship bloomed at the wedding and was later transformed into love.
After 14 years of being friends, it was Sehwag who proposed to Aarti, and she promptly said yes. However, since they were related to each other, their parents opposed their union. As both Aarti and Sehwag stood firm in their decision to marry each other, their parents had to agree eventually.
Aarti Sehwag had a private wedding with Virender Sehwag
As their parents agreed to their union, Aarti and Sehwag tied the knot in April 2004. The highly publicised wedding was hosted by the former Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, at his bungalow, and media was not allowed. It was attended by the who’s who of Bollywood, Politics and the Cricket world. The couple has two sons, Aryavir, born in 2007 and Vedant, born in 2010.
Virender Sehwag’s wife, Aarti, was once forged by her business partners
Aarti Sehwag is a businesswoman. However, not much is known about her business. In 2019, Virender Sehwag’s wife, Aarti, accused her business partners of forging her signatures to avail a loan of Rs. 4.5 crores. In her complaint, she alleged that her partners took a loan for forging her signatures and later defaulted on the repayment. She also alleged that her two partners used her husband, Virender Sehwag’s name to influence the company.
The complaint also stated that the accused did everything without her knowledge. After the accused failed to repay the loan, the firm took the case to court, and that was when Sehwag and Aarti learned about the loan and discovered her signature was being forged.
Virender Sehwag and Aarti Sehwag’s divorce rumours
Virender Sehwag loves posting glimpses about his family. Lately, however, his fans have noticed that the cricketer hardly posts anything with his wife, Aarti, after which speculations about their divorce started. His fans also noticed that Virender and Aarti have also unfollowed each other on Instagram.
On Aarti’s birthday, Virender also didn’t post any wishes for his wife on social media. Moreover, insiders suggest that Virender and Aarti have been living separately for over a year, with one son residing with Virender and the other with Aarti. However, the reasons for all this remain private.
Well, we hope all is well in Virender Sehwag and Aarti’s life.
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