Before Sania Mirza, Here's Intriguing Story Of Shoaib Malik's 'First Wife'

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik left the sporting world stunned as he shared the pictures of his wedding with actress Sana Javed. The announcement confirmed the rumours of his divorce from Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, whose family also confirmed the same in a social media post a day later. But, not many are aware that Sania wasn't Shoaib's first wife. Sania and Shoaib tied the nuptial knot in 2010 and also have a son named Izhaan Mirza Malik. But, Shoaib had reportedly married another woman, whom he had to divorce, before starting a new life with the Indian tennis ace.

Right before Shoaib was to marry Sania in 2010, a controversy erupted where a woman named Ayesha Siddiqui from Hyderabad claimed to have married Shoaib in 2002. 

While Shoaib had denied the allegations, Ayesha, also known as Maha Siddiqui, decided to file a police complaint and also showed video proofs of their wedding. 

It was then reported that the two reached a settlement where the Pakistani cricketer had to divorce Ayesha and also give her alimony of INR 15 crore. 

Shoaib Malik first wife Ayesha Siddique he married him in 2002#ShoaibMalik pic.twitter.com/T8SzvOhHRe

The most interesting part of Shoaib and Ayesha's marriage was that it was a 'telephonic nikah'. In an interview with Times News Network, Shoaib himself talked about having a telephonic nikah without even seeing his bride. The cricketer, just 20 years old back then, only had a few pictures of Ayesha with him, and the two used to talk on the phone regularly. But, not long after, Shoaib was tricked into marrying Ayesha, who wasn't even the girl he thought she was in pictures.

While Ayesha kept giving one excuse after the other and refused to meet Shoaib, in 2002, she told