The latest baby news to hit headlines: star tennis played Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik are now parents to a baby boy. Malik took to Twitter early this morning to update their fans, writing, “Excited to announce: Its a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled 🙏🏼 #BabyMirzaMalik 👼🏼” The couple got married in April 2010 in Hyderabad, which, according to Google Trends, made Mirza the most-searched woman tennis player and Indian sportsperson that year.

Director and close friend of Mirza’s, Farah Khan Kunder also shared the news on her Instagram, as seen below. Her husband, Shirish Kunder and actor Raveena Tandon sent their best wishes on Twitter too.

The couple first confirmed the pregnancy in April this year on Twitter with an adorable illustration.

When questioned about the gender of the baby earlier this month, Mirza had said, “…obviously if it is only my child, I would hope, pray and wish for it to be a healthy child. It doesn’t matter if it is a boy or a girl, which seems to be very important for a lot of people. Besides that, to believe in yourself and always know that you have the freedom to be whoever you are. At this point, with regard to my baby, all I truly hope, pray and wish is, for it to be healthy, regardless of the gender.”

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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