Hasan Ali and Shamia Arzoo's marriage finally happened.
Pakistani cricketer Hasan Ali married Indian national Shamia Arzoo on Tuesday in Dubai as the pair kick-started a new phase of their life.
Even before the actual wedding ceremony happened, numerous photographs and videos started surfacing on social media platforms where the 25-year-old pacer could be spotted participating in the rituals.
The pair also did a photoshoot and went on a desert safari as their wedding was solemnized.
Hasan Ali's pre wedding shoot is goals for real. #Dubai #HassanWedsSamiya pic.twitter.com/5NzzdBT2aw
— Teemas (@Teemas_Says) August 20, 2019
Pak journalist Saj Sadiq also twitted a video with the caption, "Hassan Ali doing his wicket-taking celebration at a desert safari ahead of his Mehndi today."
Hassan Ali doing his wicket-taking celebration at a desert safari ahead of his Mehndi today pic.twitter.com/J37jZySDOk
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) August 19, 2019
Hours before his big day, Hasan Ali shared a photo on social media, captioning it: "Last night as a bachelor. Looking forward" and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza congratulated him but with a special request.
Congratulations Hassan wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness .. this time you’ll have to treat us to more than Nandos though https://t.co/CEXysWNv4F
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) August 20, 2019
Speculation about Hasan Ali's marriage to Shamia Arzoo were doing the rounds until, on July 30, Hasan Ali in a tweet, said that the wedding is not confirmed.
However, Hasan Ali did make an announcement and ended all speculation.
"Our families wanted to keep this a low key affair but since the matter has come out in the media I have decided to make an official announcement to ensure there are no speculations surrounding my marriage," Hasan told a news conference in his hometown, Gujranwala (Pakistan).
"I will be wearing a black and red sherwani suit while she will be dressed in Indian style," Hasan Ali added.
According to reports, Hasan Ali met Shamia a year ago in Dubai and their friendship had grown since.
Hasan Ali, has played nine Tests and 53 ODIs and was part of Pakistan's 2017 Champions Trophy triumph.
As for Shamia Arzoo, she is an engineer and hails from Chandeni village of Nuh district in Haryana. She completed her B-Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Manav Rachna University, Gurgaon.
According to a report from the Times of India, her family is happy she is marrying the person she likes.
Shamia extended family is said to be living in Pakistan and her father told ToI that this is not the first time they are marrying their daughters to a Pakistani boy.
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