Kamal Ghorui
Rinku Singh, Team India’s ace cricketer, is stealing the show off-field too. His romance with Priya Saroj is pure Bollywood – think love at first sight, family drama, postponed weddings. After a few years of knowing each other, the couple got engaged on June 8, 2025, and they are set to get married this year.In an earlier interview with Pyaar Ki Adaalat (clips of which are doing the rounds on social media), the couple revealed their filmy love story – from how they met, to Priya’s father wanting her to marry an IAS officer, to eventually convincing their families. Let’s take a look at their heartwarming love story:
Insta sparks to love: The COVID-era meet-cute
Their love journey started during the COVID-19 lockdown. Priya’s sister’s clothing business needed promotions, and their mutual friends (a friend whose father was a cricketer) looped in Rinku.“Conversation started there, turned into friendship… then love,” Rinku revealed in a fun Insta video. Priya laughs that it was love at first sight for her – she “liked” his Instagram posts (okay, twice). Rinku teases: “She stalked, but I messaged ‘Hi’ first!”The couple further shared that for their first meeting, Rinku was four hours late, which prompted Priya to scold him. Not just that, Rinku jokingly recalled how Priya was dressed in a long dress and looked stunning, while he arrived in simple shorts. But, as fate would have it, sparks flew anyway.
Dodging marriage plans: “Papa was going to get me married to someone else…”
In the interview, Rinku shared that it was love at first sight for him and he proposed to Priya. But Priya’s father, Tufani Saroj, didn’t agree initially. So, for three years, they played the long game – Rinku worked hard to get selected for Team India, while Priya chased her dream of becoming a judge.No secret dates here. Early meetings were family affairs, just once every 3-4 months, the couple revealed.“Never dated alone,” Priya shared.In 2022, Priya revealed that her father, a three-time Member of Parliament, wanted her to marry an IAS officer and was looking for an arranged match. But she stalled it. Soon after, her brother called Rinku and asked if he would marry Priya, and Rinku’s answer was an instant “YES!”
Wedding rollercoaster: Twice postponed for cricket
Meet Rinku Singh’s fiance Priya Saroj, the youngest woman MP
After years of knowing each other and receiving family approval, Rinku and Priya finally got engaged on June 8, 2025, in Lucknow. Their Varanasi wedding was set for November 18, 2025, but a cricket series cancelled it. Later, it was scheduled for February 2026, but again got postponed because of the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League.Now, the buzz is that their wedding will take place in June 2026 after the IPL. The ceremony will be held in Kashi, followed by a reception in Aligarh, reports suggest.
Rinku’s humble roots
From Aligarh, Rinku and his four brothers often helped their father deliver cylinders. In his struggling days, he practised cricket with a tennis ball at government stadiums. His mother always supported his cricket dreams – she once even paid his ₹1,000 tournament entry fee from her shop earnings.
Power couple alert
Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj’s union is an epic mix of cricket and politics. While Rinku is known for his on-field performance, Priya is a lawyer by profession and a Member of Parliament from Machhlishahr, representing the Samajwadi Party.Here’s wishing the couple many more years of love and togetherness.
