Tennis star Sania Mirza is to marry Pak cricketer Shoaib Malik

Pal channel claims Indian tennis star is engaged to former Pakistan cricket captain and that they may tie the knot next month

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is engaged to former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik and they might tie the knot next month, claimed a television channel here.

Geo television reported today that the two sporting superstars have got engaged and their marriage would take place in April.

Incidentally, Shoaib was earlier accused of marrying another Hyderabad girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.

Ayesha's father had also threatened to sue Malik for jilting the girl and not giving her divorce.

According to the channel, Shoaib's mother met Sania's parents in India and accepted her as future daughter-in-law.