What a shocker
The news that tennis sensation Sania Mirza is to wed former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik, has surprised not just fans, but also the couple’s close friends. Mirza and Malik, who are set to get engaged in Hyderabad on April 7, followed by nikah on April 15 and reception in Lahore on April 16, managed to keep their affair a closely guarded secret. Actress Rakshanda Khan, who was by Sania’s side all through her earlier engagement to ‘childhood friend’ Sohrab Mirza, expressed utter shock and told HT City, “I had no clue. Sania didn’t even speak to me about this.”
Javed Miandad, President of Pakistan Cricket Board, who is known to be close to Malik said, “I had no idea. Could you tell me when is the wedding?” Cricketer Wasim Akram, too, expressed shock and said, “I had no clue that they were seeing each other.”
Badminton champion Saina Nehwal said, “I got to know from TV. Her last engagement was a sad experience. I wish her good luck.”
Pakistani media has reported that the two have been dating for six months. That Sania split from Sohrab Mirza barely two months back, citing incompatibility, is making many wonder if it was because she had started seeing Malik.
Past love
Malik was said to be dating Bollywood starlet Sayali Bhagat in the past. In an interview then, Bhagat had said, “He makes special trips just for me and showers me with attention. I am in love, I guess, our religion is not an issue, I am concerned about the distance between us.” Delhi based designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil are doing the trousseau for both Sania and Shoaib, for the wedding.
Meanwhile, the net-o-sphere is abuzz with reactions from fans. “How can she marry a Pakistani cricketer? India main ladkon ki kami hain kya?” posted Ashutosh on Sania’s fan community on Orkut with 56,743 members. “I am no more a fan of this girl... leaving this community,” adds Sujan S.
“We are proud to have Sania as our bahu,” says Ammar from Lahore.
From across the border
The consensus amongst the people I’ve talked to in Lahore is that Sania could’ve done better. He’s not the smartest cookie.
—Jawad Zakaria, Photographer, Lahore
It’s big news in Karachi. I don’t think it’s really a match. Look at his background — a rural family, not very literate. Sania is a babe. If the marriage survives, it’ll be good, but I don’t see it happening.
— Junaid Zaveri, finance executive, Karachi
Now Pakistan will not have to train another tennis superstar. Aik jahez main aa rahee hai! (we are getting one in dowry)
—Ahmad Rafay Alam, Businessman, Lahore
— Mayank Austen Soofi
‘Go Marry Sridevi’
MA Siddiqui, the father of Hyderabad girl Ayesha Siddiqui who Malik allegedly married in 2002 before denying it because ‘she had become fat’, reacted bitterly in an interview to a local daily, “He can marry anyone...Hema Malini or Sridevi. Shoaib married my daughter but refused to accept it. I know the mental agony my entire family had undergone and the time it took for us to recover.”
Sania applies for Pakistan visa
Sania Mirza applies for Pakistan visa after the announcement of her marriage with Shoaib Malik, the former cricket captain of Pakistan, tweeted Star News.
Last night news broke that tennis player, Sania Mirza is all set to marry Shoaib Malik, the former cricket captain of Pakistan. The news was later confirmed by Imran Mirza, Sania's father.
Shoaib tweets "Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah will get married in April."
According to reports, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and accepted her as future daughter-in-law. The Walima or reception is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17.
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months back and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania's engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
“I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I fully expect to get married this year,” Shoaib had said in a recent interaction with the media here. Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said, "No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the concurrence of my family.”
Sania Mirza's mother was delighted by the decision and says, "Marriages are made in heaven."
The Hyderabadi connection
This is not the first time the cricketer is tying the knot. Incidentally, Shoaib was earlier accused of marrying another Hyderabad girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.
Ayesha's father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl and not giving her divorce.
Again, Shoaib wears his heart on his sleeve for another Hyderabadi girl. Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months back and it could be the reason for the break up between Sania and childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
Farisa Siddiqui, Ayesha Siddiqui' mother was shocked on hearing the news. "This is breaking news for me. I can't believe what TV channels are airing. I will speak to Sania's mother and get a confirmation about the marriage. I am shocked," Farisa told a news channel.
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Imran Mirza said that his daughter would continue to play tennis after she had recovered from a wrist injury.
He added, "The couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident, and Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past," Imran said.
Last night news broke that tennis player, Sania Mirza is all set to marry Shoaib Malik, the former cricket captain of Pakistan. The news was later confirmed by Imran Mirza, Sania's father.
Shoaib tweets "Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah will get married in April."
According to reports, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and accepted her as future daughter-in-law. The Walima or reception is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17.
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months back and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania's engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
“I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I fully expect to get married this year,” Shoaib had said in a recent interaction with the media here. Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said, "No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the concurrence of my family.”
Sania Mirza's mother was delighted by the decision and says, "Marriages are made in heaven."
The Hyderabadi connection
This is not the first time the cricketer is tying the knot. Incidentally, Shoaib was earlier accused of marrying another Hyderabad girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.
Ayesha's father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl and not giving her divorce.
Again, Shoaib wears his heart on his sleeve for another Hyderabadi girl. Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months back and it could be the reason for the break up between Sania and childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
Farisa Siddiqui, Ayesha Siddiqui' mother was shocked on hearing the news. "This is breaking news for me. I can't believe what TV channels are airing. I will speak to Sania's mother and get a confirmation about the marriage. I am shocked," Farisa told a news channel.
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Imran Mirza said that his daughter would continue to play tennis after she had recovered from a wrist injury.
He added, "The couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident, and Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past," Imran said.
Sania family, Shoaib prepare for April wedding
New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her family secured Pakistani visas on Tuesday ahead of her April wedding with former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik.
Sania's mother Naseema said the family was set to travel to Lahore where the marriage is expected to take place early next month, with a reception planned in India's Hyderabad city April 15.
As Sania flew back to her home in Hyderabad from here Tuesday afternoon, Malik told journalists in Lahore that the wedding date would be decided by the two families.
'Insha Allah, we are getting married soon,' Malik said in Lahore. 'Our parents will decide the date. We (Sania and I) are very happy. Our families are also very happy.'
Asked when they will marry, he said: 'It is happening sometime next month.'
In New Delhi, mother Naseema Mirza said: 'We have got the Pakistani visas. Naturally, we will be going to Pakistan. We are all very happy for Sania.'
An official at the Pakistan high commission here confirmed that visa applications of 23-year-old Sania, her younger sister and their parents had been processed.
Shoaib's family has also applied for Indian visas, Pakistani media reported.
The couple is expected to live in Dubai after tying the knot, according to their families.
Sania's mother Naseema said the family was set to travel to Lahore where the marriage is expected to take place early next month, with a reception planned in India's Hyderabad city April 15.
As Sania flew back to her home in Hyderabad from here Tuesday afternoon, Malik told journalists in Lahore that the wedding date would be decided by the two families.
'Insha Allah, we are getting married soon,' Malik said in Lahore. 'Our parents will decide the date. We (Sania and I) are very happy. Our families are also very happy.'
Asked when they will marry, he said: 'It is happening sometime next month.'
In New Delhi, mother Naseema Mirza said: 'We have got the Pakistani visas. Naturally, we will be going to Pakistan. We are all very happy for Sania.'
An official at the Pakistan high commission here confirmed that visa applications of 23-year-old Sania, her younger sister and their parents had been processed.
Shoaib's family has also applied for Indian visas, Pakistani media reported.
The couple is expected to live in Dubai after tying the knot, according to their families.
Wedding in India, reception in Pakistan: Sania
HYDERABAD: Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, two of South Asia's best known sports personalities, are to marry in April, the players said on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, Sania Mirza appeared before the media and officially announced the date of her marriage - April 11. The reception will be held on April 15.
Sania said she and Shoaib will settle in Dubai after marriage. Sania revealed that she met Shoaib for the first time 6-7 years ago.
However, the tennis star made it clear that she play for India while Shoaib will play for Pakistan.
"I will decide on career course after playing in Olympics in 2012," said Sania.
"I'm very happy, we're all very happy," Mirza told reporters in her home town of Hyderabad.
"It's still a few days away or a few weeks away."
Malik, an all-rounder who captained Pakistan between 2007and 2009, told television channels in Pakistan: "We both are also happy and it's happening next month".
The couple will settle in Dubai after their marriage, Mirza said.
To a question, Sania said she would support both India and her husband in a match between two rivals.
The 23-year-old was the first Indian to win a WTA tour event in 2005 and reached her highest world ranking of 27 two years ago although she has since slipped to 92nd.
Malik, 28, has been fighting a 12-month ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board for poor performance and indiscipline.
Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza Announce Marriage
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s father has confirmed that his daughter is to wed Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik in April.
The Indo-Pak sports couple will live in Dubai after marriage, reports say.
Sania’s father Imran Mirza confirmed the wedding to media.
As per reports, the two sports stars have been in an affair for the last six months, which had led to Sania’s earlier engagement to break.
Sources said that the mother of Shoaib Malik went to Indian city of Hyderabad Deccan where she met with the family of Sania Mirza and finalized Shoaib and Sania’s marriage.
This may be recalled that earlier engagements of both Malik and Mirza had come to an end.
Malik was engaged with Ayesha Siddiqui, also from Hyderabad Deccan on June 3, 2002, while Sania was engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Khan which ended in January 2010.
The wedding ceremony of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza will take place in India while the valima reception will be hosted by Malik on April 16 or 17 in Lahore.
“I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I fully expect to get married this year,” Shoaib had said in a recent interaction with the media.
Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said, “No can say what will happen, but it will take place with the concurrence of my family.”
Are Shoaib Malek and Sania Mirza engaged?
Geo Television reported that Shoaib and Sania had got engaged following a six-month long relationship and their marriage would take place in April. Image Credit: WENN and Supplied
Sharjah: News of engagement between Pakistan's former skipper Shoaib Malek and Indian tennis icon Sania Mirza on a Pakistan TV Channel has spread like wildfire.
On Tuesday, Malek ended all speculation by telling fans on Twitter that he will marry Mirza in April.
Malek is currently in the UAE, turning out for Dhaka's Mohammadan Sporting Club in the ongoing PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Geo Television reported that the two sporting superstars had got engaged following a six-month long relationship.
When Gulf News contacted the team hotel in Ajman, a hotel official said that they are flooded with calls from different parts of the world asking for Malek. According to the official, he is now staying in Dubai.
According to the channel, Malek's mother went to the Indian city of Hyderabad and met Mirza's family and finalised the marriage. The channel also said that after their marriage, a reception will be held in Lahore on April 16-17.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has fined Malek and banned him from playing for one year for unspecified disciplinary reasons on the recommendation of an inquiry committee formed to evaluate the defeat in both test and limited-overs series against Australia this year.
The 23-year-old Mirza, from Hyderabad, ended a previous engagement to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in January, citing incompatibility.
Sania Mirza will become Sania Shoaib on April 11
A bad news for the boys of India and the girls of Pakistan as the families of Shoaib and Sania have decided the final date of wedding of their loving child’s and according to this decision the cricket start and tennis queen are going to be married on April 11 in Hyderabad Deccan, while their wedding reception would be held on April 15 in Dubai and valima reception would be hosted by Shoaib in Lahore on April 17.
According to Indian sources Shoaib Malik’s family is reaching India on April 6 while the wedding ceremony will take place in Hyderabad on April 11.
However, Shoaib Malik has said that wedding date and venue would be decided by his and Sania’s parents.
He said that he and his family members are very happy. Shoaib told that he and family members are reaching India on April 7.
He told that the wedding ceremony would be held in Dubai and he is now busy there in shopping for the marriage.
Regarding his first meeting with Sania, he went to dressing room saying ‘no comments’.
Earlier, the Pakistan High Commission in India issued visa to Sania Mirza, her mother Nasim, father Imran Mirza and sister Anam.
Meanwhile hearing the news of the marriage, Shoaib’s fans gathered outside his house in Sialkot and began dancing bhangra and they are expressing joy over the news.
Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik Marriage
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is going to marry former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik in mid-April and the couple is all set to live their lives in Dubai after the wedding.
Meanwhile, Shoaib admits that he will marry Sania after Geo TV reported on Monday that the two sporting superstars have got engaged. The marriage would take place in India and the reception will be organised in Lahore. The couple have been seeing each other for six months.
Shoaib’s mother reportedly fixed the alliance earlier this month.Earlier, Shoaib was accused of marrying another Hyderabadi girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.
Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl and not giving her divorce. Shoaib’s mother had met Sania’s parents in India and accepted her as future daughter-in-law.
The Valima is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17, according to the TV channel, which quoted sources as saying that Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-a-half months ago and it could be the reason behind the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab.
“I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news, but it depends on my family. I fully expect to get married this year,” Shoaib had said in a recent interaction with the media. Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said none could say what would happen, “but it will take place with the concurrence of my family.”
Meanwhile, Sania’s mother Nasima said: “Marriages are made in heaven. As parents, we are delighted with her choice.” Sania’s father Imran said: “This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport.”
Meanwhile, Shoaib admits that he will marry Sania after Geo TV reported on Monday that the two sporting superstars have got engaged. The marriage would take place in India and the reception will be organised in Lahore. The couple have been seeing each other for six months.
Shoaib’s mother reportedly fixed the alliance earlier this month.Earlier, Shoaib was accused of marrying another Hyderabadi girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.
Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl and not giving her divorce. Shoaib’s mother had met Sania’s parents in India and accepted her as future daughter-in-law.
The Valima is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17, according to the TV channel, which quoted sources as saying that Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-a-half months ago and it could be the reason behind the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab.
“I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news, but it depends on my family. I fully expect to get married this year,” Shoaib had said in a recent interaction with the media. Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said none could say what would happen, “but it will take place with the concurrence of my family.”
Meanwhile, Sania’s mother Nasima said: “Marriages are made in heaven. As parents, we are delighted with her choice.” Sania’s father Imran said: “This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport.”
Shoaib Malik to wed Sania Mirza
Everything is fair in love and war and Pakistan have both with India but this time love is in the air across the border. Now that’s what is called the real upset in sporting world. The news of the year comes out of the blue from former Pakistan cricket team captain, Shoaib Malik who is now officially engaged with Sania Mirza, the star tennis player of neighboring India. The wedding ceremony will take place in April. However, Sania’s father was quoted as saying that the date for the marriage has not yet finalized.
The news leads to a flabbergasted response on social media probably because there was no affair or scandal been made earlier. Shoaib has stolen the show while remaining low profile. Here is an expression of Indo Pak twitter users about the cross border sporting ties.
• Sania Mirza weds Shoaib Malik … Thats a April fool joke… ppl plz dont fall for this joke!!! G. Deep Kiran
• Sania Mirza will b marrying Shoaib Malik. WTF? if she was so desperate 2 get married,y didn’t she participate in Rahul Mahajan’s Swayamvar?? Aadeesh Deshpande
• Sania Mirza n Shoaib Malik to get married?!!! Did not see that coming. #WTF #OMGfacts #Sania Samadrita
• 3 tweets by TOI one after other … Pakistan to normalize relation with India - Sania Mirza engaged to Shoiab Malik - curfew in Hyderabad Vishal Govind Khera
• Sania Mirza rejected all Indians… Pakistani ZidabadNusrat Zoha
• Indians say we stole your water you stole our Sania Mirza hisaab barabar…Anas Muhammad
The reaction from Pakistan side is welcoming but it seems that the news is still indigestible by the Indians. Thanks to social media that it is easy as well as intresting to catch what the people are saying around the globe regarding any happening in the world. One can hope that the marriage will become the symbol of peace and harmony among the nations too.
The news leads to a flabbergasted response on social media probably because there was no affair or scandal been made earlier. Shoaib has stolen the show while remaining low profile. Here is an expression of Indo Pak twitter users about the cross border sporting ties.
• Sania Mirza weds Shoaib Malik … Thats a April fool joke… ppl plz dont fall for this joke!!! G. Deep Kiran
• Sania Mirza will b marrying Shoaib Malik. WTF? if she was so desperate 2 get married,y didn’t she participate in Rahul Mahajan’s Swayamvar?? Aadeesh Deshpande
• Sania Mirza n Shoaib Malik to get married?!!! Did not see that coming. #WTF #OMGfacts #Sania Samadrita
• 3 tweets by TOI one after other … Pakistan to normalize relation with India - Sania Mirza engaged to Shoiab Malik - curfew in Hyderabad Vishal Govind Khera
• Sania Mirza rejected all Indians… Pakistani ZidabadNusrat Zoha
• Indians say we stole your water you stole our Sania Mirza hisaab barabar…Anas Muhammad
The reaction from Pakistan side is welcoming but it seems that the news is still indigestible by the Indians. Thanks to social media that it is easy as well as intresting to catch what the people are saying around the globe regarding any happening in the world. One can hope that the marriage will become the symbol of peace and harmony among the nations too.
Sania Mirza Shoaib Malik
According to some Pakistani media reports, Sania and Shoaib have been in a relationship for the last six months. This had led to disruption in the Hyderabad girl’s earlier engagement to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
It is believed that Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s family in Hyderabad and finalized their marriage.
The wedding ceremony of both the sports stars will take place in April, while the walima reception will be hosted by Shoaib on April 16 or 17 in Lahore, The News reports.
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LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik is engaged to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the two will soon be tying the knot, leading television channels in India and Pakistan reported on Monday.
While reports about the engagement started doing rounds since early evening, Sania’s father Imran Mirza, a former sports journalist, confirmed the news to a leading Indian channel, Aaj Tak, while speaking from Hyderabad Deccan later in the evening.
A few channels also quoted Sania’s agents as confirming the development, which took many by surprise. According to the channel, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and sought their consent for making Sania her daughter-in-law.
In Sialkot, Malik’s family sources confirmed the news and disclosed that date for the wedding would be decided in the first week of April. The valima reception is likely to be held in Lahore in mid-April.
Malik, serving a one-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, is currently in Sharjah for the Bangladesh League.
The all-rounder was also in the news for similar reasons during Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India in 2005. He was then accused of ditching another Indian girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, who coincidentally belonged to Hyderabad. The two had met through Internet and got married. Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl. Malik later denied having any relations whatsoever with her.
Sania Mirza, on the other hand, had also hit the headlines last year after she called off her engagement with an Indian businessman and friend, Mohammad Sohrab Mirza.
Reliable sources told Dawn that Malik’s involvement with Sania had a hand in the break up of her first engagement. In a recent interview, Malik had said: “I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I expect to get married this year.”
Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said: “No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the consent of my family.”
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When news that tennis sensation Sania Mirza is all set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik broke on Monday, it took the nation by surprise. Though Sania’s much-publicised engagement to childhood friend Mohammed Sohrab Mirza was called off in March, her relationship with Malik was kept under the wraps.
As the media went abuzz with reports of Sania and Shoaib’s engagement, which were later denied by Sania’s family, Farisa Siddiqui, the mother of Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabadi girl who the cricketer was allegedly married to in 2002 was shocked.
“This is breaking news for me. I can’t believe what TV channels are airing. I will speak to Sania’s mother and get a confirmation about the marriage. I am shocked,” said Farisa from her Banjara Hills residence.
When asked about Ayesha’s reaction to Shoaib tying the knot, Farisa said, “My daughter and husband are not at home and will return later today. There is too much happening for me to comprehend.”
The family had pressed the player to give a formal divorce in February 2008, after Shoaib claimed that there was no ‘nikah’ between Ayesha and him.
According to Ayesha’s mother, she attended Sania’s engagement last July and was invited by Sohrab’s family, “I’m not associated with the Mirzas (Sania’s family) in anyway.” Farisa was not just upset, but also angry about the Sania-Shoaib alliance. “I can’t believe this girl (Sania). She has seen what happened to my daughter, it was all over the news. Despite this she got involved with this man (Shoaib). It’s sad that she’s getting married to him; it’s strange,” she said, adding that she would have a word with Sohrab’s family to find out why the engagement with Sania was called off.
Malik on Twitter
Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah will get married in April.
What went wrong with Ayesha…
Shoaib Malik allegedly got married to Ayesha Siddiqui through a telephone ‘nikah’ on June 3, 2002. But in a statement in Karachi on January 21, 2008 Shoaib claimed that no nikah took place. The cricketer said his marriage plans with the Hyderabadi girl ended because both families could not reach an understanding on certain issues. “Yes I had a long relationship with her and we planned to get married. But no nikah ever took place and in the end our families could not reach an understanding on various things,” Malik had said. Ayesha’s father M A Siddiqui had then said that the family would move the court if his daughter did not get divorce. Pakistani players were even feted to a grand reception by the Siddiqui family in Hyderabad when the team toured India in 2005.
It is believed that Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s family in Hyderabad and finalized their marriage.
The wedding ceremony of both the sports stars will take place in April, while the walima reception will be hosted by Shoaib on April 16 or 17 in Lahore, The News reports.
Shoaib was earlier engaged to another Hyderabad girl, Ayesha Siddiqui. Tennis News
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LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik is engaged to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the two will soon be tying the knot, leading television channels in India and Pakistan reported on Monday.
While reports about the engagement started doing rounds since early evening, Sania’s father Imran Mirza, a former sports journalist, confirmed the news to a leading Indian channel, Aaj Tak, while speaking from Hyderabad Deccan later in the evening.
A few channels also quoted Sania’s agents as confirming the development, which took many by surprise. According to the channel, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and sought their consent for making Sania her daughter-in-law.
In Sialkot, Malik’s family sources confirmed the news and disclosed that date for the wedding would be decided in the first week of April. The valima reception is likely to be held in Lahore in mid-April.
Malik, serving a one-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, is currently in Sharjah for the Bangladesh League.
The all-rounder was also in the news for similar reasons during Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India in 2005. He was then accused of ditching another Indian girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, who coincidentally belonged to Hyderabad. The two had met through Internet and got married. Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl. Malik later denied having any relations whatsoever with her.
Sania Mirza, on the other hand, had also hit the headlines last year after she called off her engagement with an Indian businessman and friend, Mohammad Sohrab Mirza.
Reliable sources told Dawn that Malik’s involvement with Sania had a hand in the break up of her first engagement. In a recent interview, Malik had said: “I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I expect to get married this year.”
Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said: “No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the consent of my family.”
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When news that tennis sensation Sania Mirza is all set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik broke on Monday, it took the nation by surprise. Though Sania’s much-publicised engagement to childhood friend Mohammed Sohrab Mirza was called off in March, her relationship with Malik was kept under the wraps.
As the media went abuzz with reports of Sania and Shoaib’s engagement, which were later denied by Sania’s family, Farisa Siddiqui, the mother of Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabadi girl who the cricketer was allegedly married to in 2002 was shocked.
“This is breaking news for me. I can’t believe what TV channels are airing. I will speak to Sania’s mother and get a confirmation about the marriage. I am shocked,” said Farisa from her Banjara Hills residence.
When asked about Ayesha’s reaction to Shoaib tying the knot, Farisa said, “My daughter and husband are not at home and will return later today. There is too much happening for me to comprehend.”
The family had pressed the player to give a formal divorce in February 2008, after Shoaib claimed that there was no ‘nikah’ between Ayesha and him.
According to Ayesha’s mother, she attended Sania’s engagement last July and was invited by Sohrab’s family, “I’m not associated with the Mirzas (Sania’s family) in anyway.” Farisa was not just upset, but also angry about the Sania-Shoaib alliance. “I can’t believe this girl (Sania). She has seen what happened to my daughter, it was all over the news. Despite this she got involved with this man (Shoaib). It’s sad that she’s getting married to him; it’s strange,” she said, adding that she would have a word with Sohrab’s family to find out why the engagement with Sania was called off.
Malik on Twitter
Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah will get married in April.
What went wrong with Ayesha…
Shoaib Malik allegedly got married to Ayesha Siddiqui through a telephone ‘nikah’ on June 3, 2002. But in a statement in Karachi on January 21, 2008 Shoaib claimed that no nikah took place. The cricketer said his marriage plans with the Hyderabadi girl ended because both families could not reach an understanding on certain issues. “Yes I had a long relationship with her and we planned to get married. But no nikah ever took place and in the end our families could not reach an understanding on various things,” Malik had said. Ayesha’s father M A Siddiqui had then said that the family would move the court if his daughter did not get divorce. Pakistani players were even feted to a grand reception by the Siddiqui family in Hyderabad when the team toured India in 2005.
Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza Getting Married
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LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik is engaged to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the two will soon be tying the knot, leading television channels in India and Pakistan reported on Monday.
While reports about the engagement started doing rounds since early evening, Sania’s father Imran Mirza, a former sports journalist, confirmed the news to a leading Indian channel, Aaj Tak, while speaking from Hyderabad Deccan later in the evening.
A few channels also quoted Sania’s agents as confirming the development, which took many by surprise. According to the channel, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and sought their consent for making Sania her daughter-in-law.
In Sialkot, Malik’s family sources confirmed the news and disclosed that date for the wedding would be decided in the first week of April. The valima reception is likely to be held in Lahore in mid-April.
Malik, serving a one-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, is currently in Sharjah for the Bangladesh League.
The all-rounder was also in the news for similar reasons during Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India in 2005. He was then accused of ditching another Indian girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, who coincidentally belonged to Hyderabad. The two had met through Internet and got married. Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl. Malik later denied having any relations whatsoever with her.
Sania Mirza, on the other hand, had also hit the headlines last year after she called off her engagement with an Indian businessman and friend, Mohammad Sohrab Mirza.
Reliable sources told Dawn that Malik’s involvement with Sania had a hand in the break up of her first engagement. In a recent interview, Malik had said: “I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I expect to get married this year.”
Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said: “No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the consent of my family.”
LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik is engaged to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the two will soon be tying the knot, leading television channels in India and Pakistan reported on Monday.
While reports about the engagement started doing rounds since early evening, Sania’s father Imran Mirza, a former sports journalist, confirmed the news to a leading Indian channel, Aaj Tak, while speaking from Hyderabad Deccan later in the evening.
A few channels also quoted Sania’s agents as confirming the development, which took many by surprise. According to the channel, Shoaib’s mother met Sania’s parents in India and sought their consent for making Sania her daughter-in-law.
In Sialkot, Malik’s family sources confirmed the news and disclosed that date for the wedding would be decided in the first week of April. The valima reception is likely to be held in Lahore in mid-April.
Malik, serving a one-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, is currently in Sharjah for the Bangladesh League.
The all-rounder was also in the news for similar reasons during Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India in 2005. He was then accused of ditching another Indian girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, who coincidentally belonged to Hyderabad. The two had met through Internet and got married. Ayesha’s father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl. Malik later denied having any relations whatsoever with her.
Sania Mirza, on the other hand, had also hit the headlines last year after she called off her engagement with an Indian businessman and friend, Mohammad Sohrab Mirza.
Reliable sources told Dawn that Malik’s involvement with Sania had a hand in the break up of her first engagement. In a recent interview, Malik had said: “I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. I expect to get married this year.”
Asked if it would be an arranged marriage, he said: “No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the consent of my family.”
ing bells for Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is reportedly engaged to marry Hyderabad-based Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, and the pair is set to tie the knot in April. This has been confirmed by the Pakistani allrounder on his twitter feed, and by Imran Mirza, father of the bride. Shoaib had earlier hinted that he was on the verge of getting married. “I desire to get married soon. You will soon get some good news but it depends on my family. No one can say what will happen, but it will take place with the concurrence of my family,” Shoaib had said. The new development comes barely 20 days after Malik was handed a one-year ban by the PCB in the aftermath of Pakistan’s disastrous tour of Australia. Sania, like her fiancĂ©, has gone through a tough time recently, with a failed engagement to businessman Sohrab Mirza which was called off in January, and a floundering tennis career. This one is truly a match fixed in heaven.
Shoaib Malik to marry Sania Mirza Engagement Photos
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza are going to tie the knot in April, Sania’s father Imran Mirza confirmed to media.
Shoaib has formerly been engaged to Ayesha Siddiqui earlier in 2002 who claims to be married to the former Pakistani cricket captain. Ayesha’s father has also tried to threaten Shoaib to give Ayesha divorce before proceeding any ahead.
India’s tennis player, Sania Mirza is to be married to Shoaib Malik, the former cricket captain of Pakistan. A formal wedding reception has been scheduled within a month. There will be no engagement function.
India’s leading publication Reddif mentioned
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months ago and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
This news was confirmed by Imran Mirza, father of Sania, late on Monday night.
“The couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident, and Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past,” Imran said.
The former top-30 women’s tennis player is planning a comeback just before Wimbledon.
“My wedding is, inshallah, going to be the biggest day of my life. I have been under constant glare of the public for too long and would appreciate more privacy at this very personal moment in my life,” Sania said.
“I hope to be fully fit to represent India in the Commonwealth and Asian Games that are scheduled for later this year,” she added.
According to sources Shoaib was fully supportive of Sania’s tennis career. “I fully understand what it takes to be an international sportsperson and I will support Sania in her career as long as she wishes to play,” Shoaib said.
“Representing India, at the 2012 Olympics is very important for her and I will be the proudest husband if she can win a medal for her country,” he said.
Imran Mirza, who has coached Sania throughout her career, said:
“This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport.”
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Shoaib has formerly been engaged to Ayesha Siddiqui earlier in 2002 who claims to be married to the former Pakistani cricket captain. Ayesha’s father has also tried to threaten Shoaib to give Ayesha divorce before proceeding any ahead.
India’s tennis player, Sania Mirza is to be married to Shoaib Malik, the former cricket captain of Pakistan. A formal wedding reception has been scheduled within a month. There will be no engagement function.
India’s leading publication Reddif mentioned
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months ago and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
This news was confirmed by Imran Mirza, father of Sania, late on Monday night.
“The couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident, and Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past,” Imran said.
The former top-30 women’s tennis player is planning a comeback just before Wimbledon.
“My wedding is, inshallah, going to be the biggest day of my life. I have been under constant glare of the public for too long and would appreciate more privacy at this very personal moment in my life,” Sania said.
“I hope to be fully fit to represent India in the Commonwealth and Asian Games that are scheduled for later this year,” she added.
According to sources Shoaib was fully supportive of Sania’s tennis career. “I fully understand what it takes to be an international sportsperson and I will support Sania in her career as long as she wishes to play,” Shoaib said.
“Representing India, at the 2012 Olympics is very important for her and I will be the proudest husband if she can win a medal for her country,” he said.
Imran Mirza, who has coached Sania throughout her career, said:
“This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport.”
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Shoaib Malik to Marry Sania Mirza in April 2010
29th March 2010
Posted by Faiz
Categorized Under: Cricket, News21 Comments
Shoaib Malik is likely to tie knot with Indian tennis player Sania Mirza next month according to reports by Geo News.
Shoaib has formerly been engaged to Ayesha Siddiqui earlier in 2002 who claims to be married to the former Pakistani cricket captain. Ayesha’s father has also tried to threaten Shoaib to give Ayesha divorce before proceeding any ahead.
Based on the news by Geo, Shoaib’s mother has met Sania’s parents and approved her as her future daughter in law
India’s leading publication Reddif mentioned
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months ago and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
As reported by Geo, the walima reception will take place on 16th and 17th of April.
Posted by Faiz
Categorized Under: Cricket, News21 Comments
Shoaib Malik is likely to tie knot with Indian tennis player Sania Mirza next month according to reports by Geo News.
Shoaib has formerly been engaged to Ayesha Siddiqui earlier in 2002 who claims to be married to the former Pakistani cricket captain. Ayesha’s father has also tried to threaten Shoaib to give Ayesha divorce before proceeding any ahead.
Based on the news by Geo, Shoaib’s mother has met Sania’s parents and approved her as her future daughter in law
India’s leading publication Reddif mentioned
Sania and Shoaib fell in love some six-and-half months ago and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania’s engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
As reported by Geo, the walima reception will take place on 16th and 17th of April.
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