Sania Mirza ties knot with Shoaib Malik

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik tied the nuptial knot on Monday as the two families advanced the high-profile marriage by three days after a tumultuous build up to the wedding.

Originally, the marriage was to take place on 15th April although stories on the re-scheduling of the marriage kept coming in the media.

"The nikah has now completed. Please pray for the couple," Sania's spokesperson Rucha Nayak told reporters in Hyderabad on Monday.

Clad in a red saree, which her mother Nasima wore in her nikah 25 years ago, Sania thus became the second wife of the Pakistani cricketer, who divorced his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui last week.

Shoaib wore a black sherwani, designed by Shantanu and Nikhil, for the nikah ceremony held at hotel Taj Krishna.

The two families surprised everyone on Monday morning by announcing through the spokesperson that marriage has been preponed.

The 'Mehandi' ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sangeet on 14th April and reception will be held on 15th April as scheduled, the spokesperson said.