India tennis ace Sania Mirza leaves the hospital in Hyderabad with newborn son Izhaan yesterday. Her husband and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik is away in Dubai for a T20 series against New Zealand. Mirza delivered the baby on Tuesday.

Earlier, India's tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, who were blessed with a son, had named the little one Izhaan Mirza-Malik. The first name means God's gift, as the parents feel that he is truly one. Sania delivered the baby in Rainbow Hospital in Hyderabad. Shoaib broke the news on social media, tweeting: "Excited to announce: It's a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah.