Sania Mirza has divorced Shoaib Malik, sources reveal

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has filed for divorce from cricketer Shoaib Malik following their split in late 2022, sources said. Geo News on Saturday.

The sources revealed that the 37-year-old tennis player was not happy about the former hottie seeing other women, adding that she had been unaware of it for some time.

However, Sania took this step after losing patience with her husband.

Earlier today, 41-year-old Shoaib announced his third marriage to actress Sana Javed. “Alhamdullilah. And we created you in pairs,” the cricketer wrote on his Instagram account.

Soon after the announcement, Sana Javed changed her Instagram bio to “Sana Shoaib Malik”.

Malik’s manager Arsalan Shah also confirmed the news to X.

“Confirmation: Our beloved superstar @realshoaibmalik has tied the knot (Nikkah) with #SanaJaved. We wish the new couple an amazing life full of happiness and joy! #ShoaibMalik”

Shoaib Malik’s family is “unhappy”.

On the other hand, none of Shoaib’s family members attended the wedding ceremony. The sources added that they were unhappy with him for severing his ties with Sania.

Malik’s brother-in-law Imran Zafar said he also got to know about the wedding through social media. He confirmed that Shoaib’s wedding to Sana was not attended by anyone from the former’s family.

Meanwhile, Shoaib will now meet his son in Dubai.

The sources further claimed that the families of both the players had gone to Dubai by the end of 2022 to help resolve the marital issues as Shoaib’s family was not in favor of divorce.

“Shoaib Malik’s family was very sad after the divorce and had also asked the cricketer to work on his relationship,” the sources said, adding that both Shoaib and Sana were reportedly in a relationship for quite some time.

Sania’s cryptic post

Two days ago, Indian media reported Sania’s cryptic post on her Instagram where she discussed marriage and divorce in an encouraging text.

“Marriage is difficult. Divorce is hard. Choose your difficult one. Obesity is difficult. Being fit is hard. Choose your difficult one. Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your difficult one. Communication is difficult. Not communicating is hard. Choose your difficult one. Life will never be easy. It will always be difficult. But we can choose our difficult ones. Choose wisely,” Mirza’s post read.

Formerly called the power couple, Shoaib and Sania have been in the headlines for quite some time since 2022 following the reports of their breakup.

Shoaib and Sana were rumored to have split and both have been keeping mum on the matter till date, reportedly due to agreements. Neither of them has publicly verified their relationship status amid the speculation.

The internet, however, has since remained curious about the sports couple’s personal life, often prying into their very private affairs.

The couple married in 2010 and welcomed their son, Izhan Mirza-Malik in 2018.

Despite fans noticing some distance between the two, the cricketer denied the rumors many times and even posted messages about Sania on social media over a period of four to five months.