Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik welcome their baby boy.
Highlights
- "Thank you for your wishes", wrote Shoaib Malik on Twitter
- Sania Mirza is doing great and keeping strong as usual, he shared
- #BabyMirzaMalik trends on Twitter, congratulatory messages pour in
Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik have a baby boy, the excited father confirmed on Twitter this morning.
"Excited to announce: It's 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 wrote.
Filmmaker Farah Khan was among the first ones to break the news on Instagram. She wrote, "Finally!! Best news in a long time!! Congratulations @mirzasaniar@realshoaibmalik @anammirzaaa@imranmirza58 n of course the nani n daadi God bless our lil angel"
Shoaib Malik's manager and agent, Ameem Haq, tweeted that the Pakistani cricketer was "over the moon" to welcome their first child.
#BabyMirzaMalik boy is here! Baby and mother are all smiles, the dad is over the moon.
The couple, who got married in 2010, had confirmed the pregnancy news in April this year.
Mirza, who took a break to have her baby, is aiming to be back on the court for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 31-year-old, who became the first Indian to win a WTA tournament singles title in 2005, has said the baby's surname would be Mirza-Malik.
All-rounder Malik, 36, has been Pakistan's key player in the limited-overs format after he retired from Test cricket in 2015.