Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and model-turned-actress Hazel Keech on Wednesday exchanged wedding vows as per Sikh traditions at the spiritual dera of Baba Ram Singh Ganduan Wale in village Duffera on Sirhind-Chandigarh Road in Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab. After the ‘Anand Karaj’ ceremony, the couple got the blessings of Dera head Baba Ram Singh.
The couple tied the knot at the venue which was chosen by Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam Singh. The wedding was a low-key affair with only couple’s close friends and family in attendance. Tight security arrangements were made near the Dera. Indian Test team captain Virat Kohli, looking dapper in a black kurta with a beige stole, walked in with Murali Vijay, Parthiv Patel and Ishant Sharma. Coach Anil Kumble, Ashish Nehra, Mohammad Kaif, Kapil Dev and others from the cricket fraternity too joined Yuvraj and Hazel for the ceremony at the hotel.
The newlyweds wore maroon-and-gold outfits. The bride wore a marron colour lehenga with intricate golden embroidery. Yuvraj looked dapper in velvet sherwani, which he paired with maroon turban and mojri. Traditional ‘dholis’ and singers were present outside the gurdwara as part of the wedding celebrations. The Sangeet function was held at the same hotel where the Indian and England teams were staying.
The couple will have more celebrations in Mumbai and Goa followed by a big reception in New Delhi on December 7.
Yuvraj’s father and former cricketer-actor Yograj Singh did not attend the wedding ceremony of his son in the dera. Yograj had already said that he would not attend the wedding as he was against marriage being solemnised by a Dera leader, “as he believes in god, not religious leaders.” He had attended another function of his cricketer son at a hotel here on Tuesday evening.