Sania Mirza sabotages the career of Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik
One of the stories, which just a while back set the media on fire, has been the news of the holy matrimony of the sensational Indian professional tennis player, Sania Mirza with the former Pakistani Cricket team captain, Shoaib Malik. This highly controversial marriage plan displeased many fans around the world and as the couple grew serious about tying the knot, the media all over the world was flooded with this news, especially in Pakistan and India.
Many scandals were awaiting Mirza and Malik and getting married was one tough feat for these two to accomplish. First what hit them was the ongoing rivalry between India and Pakistan. India did not want to lose one of their most talented tennis players to Pakistan and Mirza’s decision to marry a Pakistani made Indian fans extremely angry. Sania managed to calm her fans by telling them that she would still be playing for India.
The biggest scandal the two had to face was yet to come. It began when a woman named Ayesha Siddiqui of Hyderabad, India, claimed to be married to Shoaib Malik. Malik denied all such allegations held up against him but could not deny it any longer when Ayesha’s family put forward the Marriage certificate which had been signed by him. This forced Malik to file for a proper divorce so that he could marry Sania Mirza.
After going through many public scandals, Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza finally got married on the 12th of April in a Muslim wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India.
Sania Mirza has had an amazing career as a professional tennis player and has made India proud with her exceptional performances. She has been the highest ranked female tennis player from India and has been the first woman to have been seeded in a tennis Grand Slam tournament. She promised fans that she would not stop playing after she got married and Shoaib Malik was willing to let the Indian tennis player continue with her career. However, Mirza’s poor performance at Wimbledon 2010 was a disappointment, as she was knocked out in the first round. Is it possible that Mirza has lost her charm to play after marriage?
Mirza may be having a problem safeguarding her career as a tennis star but she is unwilling to go down on her own. It seems like the tennis diva is also set on bringing her husband, the Pakistani cricketer down with her in his career.
Shoaib Malik has already been facing troubles in his cricketing career. He was banned from the sport for one whole year by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for causing problems among the team. Even though this ban was lifted in May 2010, only two months after it was imposed, the fate of this Pakistani all-rounding cricket player does not look too bright. Malik, who has been one of the best cricket players the Pakistani team has come across, was recently not considered to be a part of the first Test match against Australia. The test matches are taking place in Lords and began last week. The Pakistan team manager, Yawar Saeed, has dismissed all reports which claim that Shoaib has been dropped from the matches due to disciplinary issues.
Apparently, Shoaib Malik has not been selected for the Test match because he is in poor form and is not fit enough to play. Now who is to be blamed for that? It is none other than his wife, the tennis diva, Sania Mirza. It has been reported that the experienced cricket player skipped a few practice sessions to spend time with his beloved, which has resulted in him not being ready to play in a tournament as yet. His team members have also complained about him spending too much time with Mirza and not being focused towards his game. Shahid Afridi, the team captain, has warned Shoaib that if he wants to play long-term cricket for Pakistan then he cannot skip practice sessions to spend leisure time with his wife.
Sania Mirza needs to realise that her husband’s career is in turmoil and she should be more supportive of him by not making him miss training hours for her. However, she is one tennis diva and being the centre of attention is what she is used to. It is going to be a difficult road ahead of Shoaib Malik, as he attempts to juggle his superstar wife and cricketing career together. Which shouldn’t be the case as both husband and wife are sports athletes and Sania above all should understand the importance of practice in sports, being a sportswoman herself.
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