It now seems that taking part in the shooting for Yash Raj Films is a mere excuse, and the real reason is that our ‘Om Shanti Om' heroine Deepika Padukone is in Australia to cheer her beau Yuvraj Singh, who is struggling along with his team mates to battle the mighty Aussies led by Ricky Ponting.

If this sounds unbelievable, read this. Though the month-long shooting for the Yash Raj Flims' new film commences on Australian soil on from January 7, the actress left the Indian shores – Mumbai – two days in advance just to have Yuvraj by her side while celebrating her 22nd birthday on January 5! And now speculations are there that the two are contemplating to tie the knot in another two years' time.

While Deepika and Yuvraj have been linked up by the media on numerous occasions, the couple has always maintained that they are nothing more than just 'good friends.' Incidentally, before Yuvraj, the media had paired Deepika with the Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni.

And our lady had denied that relation too. Deepika and Yuvraj were, however, first seen together after the last Test match of the India-Pakistan series played in India last month and again at Yuvraj's birthday party at Enigma, J W Marriott, on December 12.

This time, sources revealed that Deepika is in Australia much in advance of her shooting schedule to cheer her ‘good friend' Yuvraj during the second Test being played at Sydney.

Considering Yuvraj's dismal performance on the Australian soil this season, it seems that he would need all the cheers and comforts that Deepika can offer.

While a close associate of the Padukones insisted that Deepika is in Australia in her personal capacity and it is simply a coincidence that the India-Australia Test match is being played at the same time.

Nevertheless, sources in Bollywood confirm that the two are definitely dating each other.

And people close to both Deepika and Yuvraj revealed that the two are very close to each other and if things go well they might even tie the knot in another two years.