On Sunday, Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza issued an official statement announcing that she and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik had been divorced for a “few months”. Sania and her team made the statement only one day after Malik got hitched to famous Pakistani actress Sana Javed, requesting “privacy” and urging fans on social media to avoid rumours.
“Sania has always kept her personal life away from the public eye. However, today the need has arisen for her to share that Shoaib and she have been divorced for a few months now. She wishes Shoaib well for his new journey ahead! At this sensitive period of her life, we would like to request all fans and well- wishers to refrain from indulging in any speculation and to respect her need for privacy,” the statement read.
Malik announced his marriage to Javed on social media on Saturday by sharing photographs from their marriage along with the caption, “And we created you in pairs.” The Pyaare Afzal actress confirmed their marriage by changing her bio from Sana Javed to Sana Shoaib Malik and posting pictures from their wedding on Instagram.