Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik have shared the first photograph of their baby boy, Izhaan, who was born in October, on their social media accounts today, leaving their followers going ‘aww’.
They both shared the same picture of Izhaan, wearing what looks like a onesie and a baby cap, and wrote: “Living life in the fast lane can be fun! It’s time to say hello to the world.”
From Instagram of Sania Mirza
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Living life in the fast lane can be fun !!! It’s time to say hello to the world 😀 #Allhamdulillah
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Never thought I’d find leaving home so difficult .. After a hard day at work and away from Izhaan .. this is all I want to come back to ❤️ #Allhamdulillah
Reaction of Fans.
Within minutes, the picture had thousands of likes collectively and their followers shared blessings, with some even analysing who the baby looked like more.
Instagram user @irfanbabarbutt wrote: “Masha Allah, he looks like his father.”
@nomi_psf posted: “Masha Allah! Stay blessed and happy baby.”
@palgada25 posted: “Awwww he’s so adorable!”
Tweep @snzkazmi wrote: “Sania’s genes seem to be dominating.”
@MaheenMalik2015 tweeted: “Masha Allah, so adorable. He definitely looks like you Shoaib. Prayers for the whole family.”
Living life in the fast lane can be fun! It’s time to say hello to the world 😀 pic.twitter.com/i6TvcmkJ9F
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) December 22, 2018
Izhaan was born on October 30 this year. Malik had made the announcement of his birth on his official Twitter account, @realshoaibmalik.
He had tweeted: “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”
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 👼🏼
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) October 30, 2018
Two weeks before the birth, a rumour had started cirulating on social media, with people sharing fake images of a baby and stating he was the couple’s son. However, Malik had squashed these rumours.