The Pakistani cricketer has reportedly agreed to his Hyderabadi bride's wish to set up home in the city. B V Shiva Shankar reports
The Pakistani cricketer has reportedly agreed to his Hyderabadi bride's wish to set up home in the city. B V Shiva Shankar reportsHome, they say, is where the heart is. Sania Mirza's heart as well as home is in Hyderabad for some years now, and she reportedly does not want that to change after her wedding to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik. A close friend of Sania's told this reporter yesterday that the Indian tennis sensation has convinced Shoaib to set up home in Hyderabad after their marriage.u00a0u00a0
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| Qubool hai? Shoaib has reportedly agreed to settle in India before he hangs his boots. File pic |
Shoaib is understood to be open to the idea of settling in Hyderabad to make his bride happy. While he was considering settling in Dubai, he is believed to the wary of the hold of the underworld on the city led by fugitive Indian don Dawood Ibrahim. Sania, on the other hand, does not appear to be terribly keen on shifting bag and baggage to Pakistan.
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"Sania, as I know her, is a complete Hyderabadi. She is so used to this city that Dubai is definitely not her choice for setting up home. She discussed this issue with Shoaib and he is more than happy to settle in India," said a classmate of Sania, who said Shoaib might not shift immediately.
"He likes to play for Pakistan and it will be sometime before he hangs his boots. He plans to have two houses.
One in India and the other in Pakistan. It is not clear how the underworld will react if he shifts to India, but Shoaib thinks it should help keep them off their radar," said the source. "He will be shuttling between the two countries with his wife in Hyderabad. Shoaib has not discussed his plans with his family yet but expects them to respond positively."
Shoaib's passport continues to be in the court's possession. It was seized after his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui lodged a series of complaints against him at the Banjara Hills police station last week. While he expects to be handed his passport soon, his relatives are busy organising a lavish wedding reception in Lahore later this month.
The source revealed that Sania shared her plans to set up her marital home in Hyderabad to some close friends in a party at Hotel Taj Krishna in Hyderabad that followed her wedding on Monday. Sania's close friend Anil Yaday, said, "If she settles in Hyderabad, it will make us really happy," said Yaday, a close friend of Sania.
"Sania will definitely miss Hyderabad if she moves out and we will miss her," he added.
