Pakistan’s former cricket captain, Shoaib Malik, and former Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, celebrated their son Izhaan Mirza Malik’s fifth birthday together in Dubai. The couple shared heartwarming pictures from the celebration on social media, showing Shoaib posing with the birthday boy and Sania holding her niece Dua. Shoaib took a break from his work on a World Cup expert panel for Pakistan Sports Channel and flew to Dubai to be part of the celebration. Both Shoaib and Sania expressed their love and admiration for their son on their social media posts, with Sania thanking Allah for blessing her with Izhaan and Shoaib expressing his unconditional love for his “baby boy.”
The posts also sparked rumors and speculations about the couple’s relationship, with some social media users commenting on the absence of a proper family photo and pointing out that neither Shoaib nor Sania shared a picture together during the celebration. Rumors of the couple’s alleged divorce have been circulating since 2022, and a post from an OTT platform last year announcing Shoaib and Sania hosting a talk show together added fuel to the fire.
This is not the first time the couple’s social media activity has prompted speculation about their relationship. In 2021, a change in Shoaib’s Instagram bio led to rumors of a reported divorce, as he removed “Husband to a superwoman @mirzasaniar” and replaced it with “Father to One True Blessing.” Despite the rumors, the couple has been living in Dubai since their marriage in 2010 and welcomed their son Izhaan in 2018.
Sania retired from her professional tennis career earlier this year, while Shoaib announced his retirement from ODIs in 2019. The couple’s relationship continues to be a topic of interest for fans and followers, as they navigate both their personal and professional lives in the public eye.
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