Dubai, Oct 31 (IBNS): Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik on Wednesday announced that the name of his newborn son is Izhaan.
Shoaib and his Indian Tennis star wife Sania Mirza welcomed the boy on Tuesday.
Shoaib tweeted: "Thank you from the bottom of our heart to everyone for the wishes from Sania and I, and our families. Our son’s name is Izhaan #BabyMirzaMalik ."
Sania had taken a break from Tennis to have her baby.
She is expected to be back to the court for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Sania is one of the biggest names in Indian women Tennis paradigm. Her husband Malik is a Pakistani cricketer.
He had also served earlier in his career as the skipper of the Pakistani side.
Image: Sania MIrza Twitter page
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