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

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

What could be the biggest betrayal when your own friend and teammate has an affair with your wife. A love triangle is something that disturbs the lives of people involved especially when someone married falls in love and ruins the lives of all involved. 

Indian cricketers Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay were involved in such a love triangle. Both, who were once good friends turned foes and the reason behind all this lead to Karthik's divorce from his first wife.

So what's the story behind Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay's tale of betrayal.

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However, 5 years into the marriage, Nikita started losing interest and fell in love with Murali Vijay who was Karthik's teammate in Tamil Nadu. 

In 2012, Tamil Nadu were playing a crucial Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Karnataka, and during this match, Karthik came to know about his wife's affair with Murali Vijay.

The incident led Karthik to take a divorce from her.

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After getting betrayed, Dinesh Karthik found true love when in 2015 he met Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal. They were said to be taking fitness sessions under the same coach. 

Deepika used to hate cricketers and she believed that the kind of hype and fame they get overshadows other sportspersons. 

However, after a few meetings with Karthik, she was proved wrong and both fell in love and started dating each other. In August 2015, both tied the knot.