Baby boy born to Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza
What's the story
On Monday morning, a baby boy was born to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, the latter announced on Twitter. The couple, who married in 2010, had announced Mirza's pregnancy in April this year. With the child now born, the tennis star is aiming to be back on the court for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Here are the details.
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Shoaib Malik announces the birth on Twitter
Excited to announce: Its a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled 🙏🏼 #BabyMirzaMalik 👼🏼
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) October 30, 2018
Reactions
Friends and kin react on social media
Reacting to the announcement, many congratulated the couple. Filmmaker Farah Khan was among the first people to break the news of the birth on Instagram, and blessed the newborn. Similarly, Sania's sister Anam Mirza also took to Instagram, and expressed her happiness at the birth of a boy. Meanwhile, Malik's agent tweeted that the cricketer was "over the moon" with joy.
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Farah Khan congratulates the new parents
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Anam Mirza is just as excited as the parents
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Shoaib Malik's agent takes to Twitter to announce the birth
#BabyMirzaMalik 👼🏼 boy is here! Baby and mother are all smiles, the dad is over the moon 🙏🏼
— Ameem Haq (@AmeemHaq) October 30, 2018