"Malik's family was not in favour of his divorce from Sania Mirza," reveals Shoaib's family member

Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik tied the knot with actress Sana Javed in an intimate ceremony held a few days ago in Karachi, but the cricketer's family is not happy with the second innings of his life.

The 41-year-old batter announced his second marriage with the Dunk actress on Saturday on his Instagram account with a picture of a newly-wed couple donning embellished white ensembles.

However, the news took a controversial turn when the cricketer's brother-in-law, Imran Zafar, revealed that none of Shoaib Malik's family members attended the wedding ceremony.

Zafar added that he also received the news from social media.

Shoaib Malik is the former spouse of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the couple tied the knot in 2013. Rumours of their separation swirled in late 2022, fueled by cryptic social media posts from Sania. 

Despite the buzz, the couple remained silent and even co-hosted a reality show together. 

However, according to sources, Malik and Mirza have parted ways but Izhaan's father reserves visitation rights with his son in Dubai.

Talking about the separation, Zafar said the family tried to salvage the relationship of the duo during a two-week stay in Dubai at the end of 2022, but it went in vain.

"Malik's family was not in favour of his divorce from Sania Mirza," he added.

Sources said that Mirza took Khula from Malik due to his alleged relations with other girls.

However, Sania Mirza never spoke about her alleged decision of taking Khula from Shoaib Malik on any platform.

Sana Javed was previously married to singer Umair Jaswal, and over the past few months, their strained relationship became evident to fans who noticed their absence from each other's social media accounts.