Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik ties knot with actress Sana Javed

Shoaib Malik`s Instahram post (Pic: Instagram/realshoaibmalik)

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has married Pakistani actress Sana Javed in the middle of the rumours of separation with India's tennis icon Sania Mirza. Shoaib posted pictures of his marriage with Pakistan's well-known actress on his social media accounts. Taking to Instagram:

On Saturday, Actress Sana Javed also posted pictures of her and Shoaib Malik on her Instagram handle. She also changed her Instagram name to Sana Shoaib Malik.

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Fans of the star cricketer were taken aback as rumours of his separation had dominated headlines on both sides of the border.

Back in the year 2010, cricketer Shoaib Malik and Tennis player Sania Mirza tied the knot in Hyderabad, India. They married in a traditional Muslim ceremony, followed by a Walim ceremony in Sialkot in Pakistan.

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Later in the year 2018, they were blessed with their first child Izhaan.

Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza never opened up about their private lives in the public.

Rumours died down to a certain extent when Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik celebrated their son's birthday in Dubai in 2023.

Shoaib Malik represented Pakistan in 35 Tests, 287 ODIs and 124 T20I matches. He has his name registered in the fourth place on the list of players to play most matches in T20I history which is 124. The veteran also has three test centuries and nine ODI centuries under his belt. Featuring 35 tests for Pakistan, Malik has scored 1,898 runs whereas in 287 ODI matches, he accumulated 7,534 runs. The former "Green Shirts" all-rounder also has 2,435 T20I runs.