Pakistan cricketer Hassan Ali weds Indian girl in Dubai

He has become the fourth Pakistani cricketer to get married to an Indian

August 21, 2019 12:01 pm | Updated 12:01 pm IST - New Delhi

Pakistan's Hassan Ali celebrates with his team mates dismissal of Sri Lanka's Milinda Siriwardana during their first ODI cricket match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. | File

Pakistan's Hassan Ali celebrates with his team mates dismissal of Sri Lanka's Milinda Siriwardana during their first ODI cricket match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. | File

Pakistan pacer Hassan Ali has started a new phase of life by tying the knot with Indian national Shamia Arzoo. Even before the wedding ceremony took place on August 20 in Dubai, various photos and videos went viral on social media where Ali could be seen participating in the rituals.

One such video showed the Pakistan pacer celebrating his wedding the same way he celebrates getting a wicket. The 25-year-old enjoyed a desert safari as his wedding was solemnised. He also performed his trademark wicket-taking celebration for the photoshoot.

Pakistani journalist Saj Sadiq shared the video on August 20 saying, “Hassan Ali doing his wicket-taking celebration at a desert safari ahead of his Mehndi today.”

Before the wedding ceremony took place, Ali had shared a picture of himself with a caption: “Last Night as a bachelor! looking forward.”

Ali got a reply from Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who is married to his colleague Shoaib Malik. “Congratulations Hassan. Wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness ...This time you’ll have to treat us to more than Nandos though,” Sania said in a tweet.

Ali had even invited cricketers from India for his wedding ceremony. He had said that he would happy if Indian cricketers turned up for his wedding.

Shamia, 26, from Haryana is a flight engineer with Emirates Airlines, while her family members are settled in New Delhi.

Hassan has now become the fourth Pakistani cricketer to get married to an Indian girl, after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik.

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