Pakistan's emerging talent gave a glimpse of the future on a day one old warrior finally called time under the shadow of Old Father Time.
India's tennis doubles ace Sania Mirza and her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik have been blessed with a baby boy.
As tennis star Sania Mirza turned 36 on Tuesday, her husband Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik dropped a special message for her.
Neither Sania nor Shoaib has made any announcement in this regard.
Shoaib Malik shared a birthday post for film-maker Farah Khan.
India's tennis legend Sania Mirza has been getting a lot of support in Pakistan after Malik's cheating ways come to light.
'Sania and Shoaib both believe that since it's their personal life, they don't wish to make any official statement either separately or jointly. We would appreciate if their privacy is respected.'
The statement comes a day after the former Pakistan all-rounder tied the knot with Pakistani actress Sana Javed.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lifted Shaoib Malk's 12-month ban for ill-discipline on Saturday, making the former captain available for selection to the national team.
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Sarfaraz recalled how the side regrouped under the guidance of senior players like Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, something he feels that the present Pakistan side will need too.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian to complete 13,000 runs in T20 cricket, during the IPL 2025 match against MI on Monday.
This was the fourth change to Pakistan's original squad, coming a day after they drafted in former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haider Ali and Fakhar Zaman.
Shoaib Malik has been stuck in Pakistan while his wife, tennis player Sania Mirza, and one-year-old son Izhaan, have been in India due to the ban on international travel due to the pandemic.
'You gotta burn it...What's your gym routine?'
'No matter how dark it is around me, your smile makes it all better.'
Hassan Ali and his Indian wife Samia Arzoo are enjoying their post-wedding festivities.
Rohit Sharma scored a fluent 70 off 46 balls, laced with 8 boundaries and 3 sixes, helping his side comfortably chase down a target of 144.
Pakistan has the upper hand in the Champions Trophy, winning three of the five matches against India.
'There are matches immediately after Netherlands, so it's unlikely there will be time for changes'
Malik was named 'Player of the Match' for his smashing half-ton.
The tennis ace will attend the India-Pakistan second ODI in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Pakistan batters Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik are suffering from 'mild flu' and they could be doubtful starters for the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia on Thursday.
Sania Mirza posted an adorable picture with husband Shoaib Malik on the seashore in Dubai.
The end of an 'ugly episode' revolving around Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Hyderabad girl Ayesha Siddiqui is a great relief for the country and the Muslim community, says senior politicians and powerful community leaders of Hyderabad city. Reports Sheela Bhatt.
The PCB had allowed Shoaib Malik permission to join the squad in England late as he wanted to spend time with his family in UAE.
The Indian tennis icon, who is pregnant with her first child, had first visited the holy shrine with her father Imran, mother Nasima and sister Anam on Friday last.
Malik announced his retirement after Pakistan won their final league match of the World Cup against Bangladesh by 94 runs in London on Friday. Pakistan failed to make the semi-finals of the 50-over showpiece.
'May you have the best year, month and day with lots of love, laughter and success.'
Sania's Instagram was flooded with congratulatory messages from fans as well as former players, including Australian Mark Philippoussis.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has wished Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza a happy married life but he feels the all-rounder's controversial past involving an alleged first wife Ayesha Siddiqui will do him no good.
The Shoaib Malik-Ayesha Siddiqui controversy took another turn on Friday when the Siddiqui family released, what they claimed, the marriage certificate of the Pakistani cricketer's 2002 'wedding' with the Hyderabad girl.
Celebrities and sports stars took to social media to wish the new parents.
Sania shared a heartwarming glimpse into her life, featuring a new nameplate for her house that reads 'Sania & Izhaan'.
Pakistan Cricket Board will not issue any show cause notice to former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik for appearing in a club level match in New Delhi recently, an official said.
It's a TV commercial that has gone viral in Pakistan and that's all thanks to Sania Mirza and Shoaib Akhtar.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has backed Shoaib Malik in his ongoing marriage row with Ayesha Siddiqui, saying the girl being shown on TV channels is not the one his team-mate fell in love with during internet and telephone chats.
"I hope that if we win the Test series Inshallah, then Shoaib Akhtar will definitely play a vital role with the ball," Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said on Wednesday.
Despite the length of his service in the international game, having made his debut in 1999, Shoaib remains one of the fittest members of his squad. It's clear that sheer vanity plays a part in him having maintained such high physical standards.
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