How Dinesh Karthik was cheated by his first wife and teammate Murali Vijay

Karen Noronha

 Feb 16, 2023

The betrayal

The story behind Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay's tale of betrayal

Friends turned foes

Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay were once good friends but it all changed leading to Karthik's divorce

What's the story

Let's see the story behind Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay's tale of betrayal

Childhood friends

Dinesh Karthik and Nikita Vanjara's father were friends and their children grew up together

The wedding

21-year-old Dinesh Karthik married his childhood friend Nikita Vanjara in 2007 in Mumbai

Marriage falling apart

However, 5 years into the marriage, Nikita started losing interest in Karthik

Love for someone else

Nikita fell in love with Murali Vijay who was Karthik's teammate in Tamil Nadu

Affair

It was during Vijay Hazare Trophy match in 2012, Karthik came to know about his wife's affair

Divorce

Soon after, Karthik divorced her and she married Murali Vijay

Nikita and Murali children

Nikita was pregnant before marrying Murali Vijay and now have 3 children

Post the incident

In 2018, Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay were called up for England tour of India

Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal

After getting betrayed, Dinesh Karthik found true love in 2015 when he met Dipika Pallikal 

Hate for cricket

India squash player Dipika Pallikal used to hate cricketers as they overshadow other sportstars

Hate to love

However, after a few meetings, Dipika Pallikal and Dinesh Karthik started dating

Marriage

Dipika Pallikal and Dinesh Karthik both tied the knot in August 2015

Twin boys

Dipika Pallikal and Dinesh Karthik became parents to twin boys, Kabir and Zian on 18 October 2021