Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik: Team India will begin their campaign at the T20 World Cup, happening in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, with their match against Pakistan on October 24. Meanwhile, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has joined her husband and Pakistani cricket legend Shoaib Malik in the bio bubble. The star couple’s son is also with them in the UAE.
Earlier, Sania had posted a photograph from a tennis match. She had shown her curiosity about entering the bio bubble through her post. Pakistan will play their first match of the tournament against India on Sunday.
The Indian tennis star had earlier shared a video on her Instagram account and wrote, "Me disappearing from social media and toxicity on India vs Pakistan match day." She captioned her post #byebye.
ICC allowed families to stay with players
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has allowed families to stay with players in the bio-bubble during the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman. Before this, UAE had also hosted family members of cricketers during the IPL tournament. During the tournament, players were seen with their families.
The wives and kids of the players from CSK were also seen celebrating with the IPL trophy after the team won the tournament. Bollywood star Anushka Sharma has also joined her husband Virat Kohli with her daughter for the mega event. India and Pakistan will play their first match of the T20 World Cup against each other on Sunday, October 24, at the Dubai International Stadium at 7:30 pm.