31-year-old Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has married to 21-year-old model Safa Baig from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Pathan who belong from Baroda has married Safa Baig at Haram Shareef in the holy city of Mecca on Thursday, reported.
“Irfan and Safa met in Dubai about two years ago and later came close. Safa even visited Vadodara to meet Irfan’s family. The duo got engaged about three months ago following which the wedding date was fixed,” said a source, reported English daily.
It was a simple wedding ceremony in Mecca and the Pathan family had kept it a low-key affair.
The news comes on a day when Pathan was already in the news as he was a strong contender to be included in the 15-member Indian squad for the 2016 World T20. Though he failed to make the cut, with youngster Hardik Pandya earning a berth for the tournament to be held in India, Irfan ensured that it was not all gloomy news for him.
Apart from the above, Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh got engaged to Sheetal Gautam and Hazel Keech respectively. The latest one to join the bandwagon was Ravindra Jadeja who got engaged to Reeva Solanki earlier today.
Irfan and his family may return to Mumbai on Friday and Safa will come later. The cricketer is rumoured to be throwing a grand reception in March in Mumbai.
Safa Baig Biography Wiki
Safa grew up in Azizyah, a district in Jeddah. She is the Daughter of Mirza Farooq Baig, she has completed her school study from the International Indian School in Jeddah.
Safa was a model by profession and now works for a PR firm in Jeddah. She is also popular as a nail artist.
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