Former Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Shoaib Malik announced his marriage to actress Sana Javed amid rumours of his separation with Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza. While reports claimed that Malik and Mirza have signed their divorce papers but no official announcement was made from either personalities. Following the news of Malik's marriage, an old social media post of the former cricketer defending and praising Sana has gone viral where he called her "kind and courteous".
"I have known Sana Javed for quite sometime now & have had the opportunity to work with her multiple times, from my personal experience I can only say that she has always been kind & courteous towards me & the people around us...," he wrote on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
This was back in 2022 when Shoaib revealed his friendship with Sana for the first time on social media.
Meanwhile, Sania's father Imran Mirza told PTI that "it was a 'khula'", which refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.
There have been strong rumours since 2022 about differences between 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 also unfollowed the Indian star on Instagram.
Shoaib and Sania got married in Hyderabad in the Indian player's hometown Hyderabad in April 2010 and they use to live in Dubai.
Sana Javed who has starred in a number of hit drama serial and also acted in Pakistani films had married singer Umair Jaiswal in 2020 at a simple ceremony amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But, two months earlier, reports about their divorce emerged.
(With PTI inputs)