31 March,2010 09:42 AM IST | | Special Features
Shoaib Malik has never hogged headlines, the way he is doing now. Ever since the news of Sania Mirza and him getting married next month surfaced, everyone has been talking about the Pakistani cricketer. We tell you more
>> He made his One Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. Shoaib was ranked second, behind teammate Shahid Afridi, in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings in June 2008.
>> He was appointed captain of the Pakistani team in April 2007.
>>u00a0Reports suggest that both Sania and Shoab will leave their hometowns and start their married life in Dubai. Receptions are expected in Hyderabad, where Sania lives, and Lahore, where Shoaib come from.
>> Shoaib Malik allegedly got married to Ayesha Siddiqui, his first wifeu00a0 through a telephone 'nikah' in June 2002.
>> He was dating model Sayali Bhagat before till last year.
>> There are talks that Shoaib will be starring in a film directed with Wilson Louis opposite ex-girlfriend Sayali.
