Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza celebrated her 34th birthday with husband Shoaib Malik and son Izhaan in Karachi on Sunday (November 15).
Sania marriꦺed former Pakistan skipper Shoaib in♉ 2010 and became proud parents of their first child in 2018. In January this year, she made a comeback in tennis and won the WTA Hobart International doubles title with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok.
On Sania’s special day, Shoaib surprised his wife by arranging a birthday party at the Karachi National Stadium; the video of it soon went viral on social media.
celebrates her Birthday with and lzhaan in꧂🥀 Karachi after watching PSL match.
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All the players of Shoaib’s PSL team Peshawar Zalmi attended the party and wished Sania “Happy Birthday”.
Taking to her Instagram account, the Grand Slam Winner uploaded a picture from her birthday celebrations and wrote, “Thank you all for your wonderful wishes and so much love. I truly feel blessed. I had the most amazing time with family and friends… and thank you to @realshoaibmalik for the amazing surprise.”
Until Sania retired from singles in 2013, she was India’s No. 1 ranked player in Women’s Tennis. Now, a doubles specialist, Sania has also been honoured with the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma Bhushan Award.
