Sania Mirza Breaks Silence On Divorce With Shoaib Malik

Tennis sensation Sania Mirza on Sunday broke silence on her divorce with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

In a statement released on Sunday by her family, Mirza said that they have been divorced for months now. However, she has also wished her ex-husband well while requesting people to refrain from speculations about their relationship.

"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," a statement from her said.

It has to be noted that they have a five-year-old son Izaan who lives with Sania in India.

On Saturday, former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik announced that he had tied the knot with popular actor Sana Javed in Karachi. The cricketer shared a photograph on a social media platform with his new wife, with the words "And We created you in pairs".

Speaking to PTI, Sania's father Imran Mirza said, "it was a 'khula'", which refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.

However, the news of Sania-Shoiab's divorce has not come as a shock as there have been speculations around it since 2022. However, they have spotted together at their son's birthday.

They had tied in Hyderabad in Hyderabad in April 2010 and they used to live in Dubai.

On the other hand, Sana Javed had earlier married singer Umair Jaiswal in 2020 at a simple ceremony amid the coronavirus pandemic.