It was clear that Sania had made up her mind to sever her connection with Shoaib when the accomplished Grand Slam champion (in doubles) began sharing enigmatic posts on her Instagram stories.
The separation of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik was not unexpected. The signs were clear. However, it became official when the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team shared pictures of his second marriage with actress Sana Javed on social media. Subsequently, a family member of Sania confirmed that she was the one who initiated the divorce process by exercising "khula," which grants Muslim women the right to unilaterally divorce their husbands.
That Sania had officially decided to end her ties with Shoaib was evident when the multiple-time Grand Slam champion (in doubles), shared cryptic posts on her Instagram stories. About a week ago she posted on Instagram, "When something disturbs the peace of your heart, let it go," along with a picture of herself, standing before a mirror with her eyes closed.
A few days ago, she posted a quote regarding marriage, divorce, communication, and life.
"Marriage is hard; divorce is hard. Choose your difficulty. Obesity is difficult. Being fit is difficult; choose your own level of difficulty. Being in debt is difficult. Maintaining financial discipline is difficult. Choose your difficulty. Communication is difficult. No communication is difficult. Life will never be easy. I'll always be hard. However, we have the option of selecting our own difficulty. "Pick wisely," the quote on her story stated.
Things were not smooth between the sporting icons. Rumours of a possible separation have been doing the rounds since 2022. They lost steam ever-so-slightly when Shoaib and Sania appeared on a talk show titled: 'The Mirza Malik Show’.
However, the murmurs returned when both Shoaib and Sania started to make changes to their social media accounts. Shoaib updated his Instagram bio which previously had the phrase "Proud husband to a Superwoman @MirzaSania". The couple also started archiving or deleting their photographs together.
