Shoaib Malik in action during Bangladesh Premier League© X (formerly Twitter)
Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Shoaib Malik has been dominating headlines since announcing his marriage with actress Sana Javed amid rumours of his divorce with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. While the off-field news led to a lot of debate on the internet, Malik has claimed a massive record on the cricket field. The veteran cricketer became the first Asian player ever and the second overall to score 13,000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved the feat during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Fortune Barishal against Rangpur Riders and joined Chris Gayle in an elite list.
Malik also ended up taking a wicket as his side marched on to victory.
The Pakistan cricketer has already retired from Test and ODI cricket but he continues to play in the shortest format of the sport and will be available for selection in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Malik announced on Saturday that he has married a second time to the country’s popular actor Sana Javed in Karachi, finally ending the speculations around his separation with Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
The cricketer released his wedding photograph on social media platform X with his new wife, with the words “And We created you in pairs”.
There have been strong rumours since 2022 about differences between 41-year-old Shoaib and Sania leading to a split, and they have rarely been seen together in the last couple of years.
Just a few days back Malik unfollowed the Indian star on Instagram.
Their five-year-old son Izaan lives with Sania.
A family source told PTI that Sania had initiated the divorce proceedings.
“It was a ‘khula’. I do not wish to comment beyond this,” said the source. Khula refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.
Shoaib and Sania had got married in the Indian player’s hometown Hyderabad in April 2010 and they used to live in Dubai.
The social media posts by the 37-year-old Sania also indicated that she was under stress.
(With PTI inputs)
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