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Shoaib Malik, former Pakistani captain, has been at the top of headlines for the past few hours as he shines on the field a few moments after announcing his marriage with actress Sana Javed on Saturday, January 20.

Malik's announcement led to a massive Internet debate as the photos he shared went viral on social media amid rumors of his separation from his wife Sania Mirza.

Apart from his off-field life happenings, Malik has claimed a massive record on the cricket field. The veteran cricketer became the first Asian player ever and the second overall to complete 13000 runs in T20 cricket.

 

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He achieved the feat in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) while playing for Fortune Barishal in a match against Rangpur Riders in Dhaka.

He joined the elite list featuring the West Indies legend Chris Gayle who was the first to achieve the record.

 

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Malik played an unbeaten innings of 17 runs in 18 balls with the help of two boundaries and also ended up taking a wicket as his side clinched victory by five wickets.

Notably, Malik has already retired from Test and ODI formats but continues to play in the shortest format and he will be available for selection in the T20 World Cup 2024.

Malik announced his third marriage on Saturday as he tied the knot with Pakistan's popular actor Sana Javed in Karachi, finally ending the speculations around his separation from Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.

The cricketer released his wedding photograph on social media platform X with his new wife, with the caption "And We created you in pairs".

There were strong rumours roaming around social media regarding the possible separation of Shoaib and Sania as they were rarely seen together in the last couple of years.

However, they continued to take a few steps to turn down all the speculations, but a few days back Shoaib unfollowed the Indian tennis star on Instagram.

The pair has a son Izaan who was born in 2018 and continues to live with Sania.

As per a report from PTI, Sania had initiated the divorce proceedings.

"It was a 'khula'. I do not wish to comment beyond this," said the source. Khula refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.

Sania got married to Shoaib in Hyderabad in April 2010 and the couple used to live in Dubai.