Dates confirmed; Ishant Sharma to tie the knot with a Basketball player

Varanasi: Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma is all set to tie the knot with basketball player Pratima Singh on December 9. Their engagement ceremony was held on June 19 and the marriage is expected to be on December 9, said sources. Pratima Singh is a cager hailing from Varanasi and had represented the Indian Basketball team at various International events including Asian Games and is also the former captain of the Indian women's basketball team. Famous as 'Singh Sisters' in the country’s basketball fraternity, Pratima is the youngest among five sisters. All her sisters too are a Basketball player and they had also played basketball at National and International levels. The duo were spotted at the Dashashwamedh ghat here on Tuseday attending the Ganga Aarti event. Incidentally, Ishant Sharma made a comeback to the Indian Test side after recovering from chikungunya and will spearhead the Indian bowling attack when Virat and co. will take on England in the first Test at Rajkot starting from Novemeber 9.