India, July 13 -- Australia women's vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has found herself at the centre of a personal controversy after details of her split from estranged wife Monica Wright emerged, with the marriage reportedly unravelling during last year's Women's ODI World Cup in India. The controversy deepened on Monday when Wright publicly alleged that Gardner had cheated on her with a fellow Australian teammate.

The 29-year-old all-rounder, who was named Tahlia McGrath's deputy on January 28, married her long-time partner Wright in a rustic ceremony in the Blue Mountains in April 2025. The couple first met on a dating app in 2020 before proposing to each other in April 2024.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, the marriage began t...