Shoaib Akhtar: 'Rawalpindi Express is now a Proud Papa!'

Akhtar married Rubab on June 25, 2014 in a wedding which was a secret affair with only close family members attending the gathering. 

Shoaib Akhtar: 'Rawalpindi Express is now a Proud Papa!'

New Delhi: Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar is now the proud father of a son. He shared the news on Twitter.

In his tweet, the 41-year-old said, "Guys, am ecstatic to share that me & Begum have been blessed with a healthy baby boy just now. Oh what a feeling! Thank u Allah Pak."

Shoaib further wrote that the baby and his wife Rubab were both fine. He wrote, "Both Mom & little angel are fine. Getting a human life to dis world is surely d biggest miracle. Rawalpindi Express is now a Proud Papa!!!" (ALSO READ: Shoaib Akhtar severely trolled for his English after posting an incomprehensible tweet)

Shoaib also shared a photograph where he could be seen holding the newly born.

Akhtar married Rubab on June 25, 2014. The wedding was a secret affair with only close family members attending the gathering. 

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