Sania Mirza set to be a mother soon

“We are soon to become parents. Having thought about it for while, we both felt right now is the correct time to start a family,” Sania said.

Update: 2018-04-23 19:49 GMT
Sania Mirza

Hyderabad: Tennis ace Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in October.

“We are soon to become parents. Having thought about it for while, we both felt right now is the correct time to start a family,” Sania said.

“When we found out, we were ecstatic and couldn’t wait to give out this news to our fans and well-wishers. We are very excited to enter this new phase of our lives and look forward to our journey as parents,” the 31-year-old who has been out of action since October last year owing to a knee injury, added.

Shoaib came up with a similarly worded statement. “Amazing news... when we found out we were ecstatic, needless to say our families are overwhelmed and super happy,” the former Pakistan cricket captain said.

“We have been thinking about it for a while and look forward to our journey as parents, InshaAllah,” the 36-year-old added. Sania and Shoaib had celebrated their eighth marriage anniversary a few days back, on April 12.

Sania’s father Imran was understandably elated. “We have six months to go! Inshallah,” he said about the impending new arrival in the family.

At the recent ‘Goa Fest 2018’ Sania had said that their child would keep surnames of both parents. “Today I will tell you a secret. My husband and I have spoken about it and we have decided that whenever we have a child, the child will have Mirza-Malik as a surname and not just Malik. So that’s where we stand as a family including my husband. He actually wants a daughter,” Sania had said.

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