Irfan Pathan marries model Safa Baig after Virat Kohli's heartbreak

Virat Kohli may have reportedly ended his fairytale romance with Bollywood superstar Anushka Sharma after she refused to marry him but the wedding bells continue to toll in Indian cricket. (Also read: 'Rohit Sharma overawed by Virat Kohli' | India's No.1 ranking at stake in Sri Lanka T20 series)

After Varun Aaron tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Ragini and Ravindra Jadeja got engaged to Reeva Solanki in Rajkot last week, discarded India all-rounder Irfan Pathan married Jeddah-based Safa Baig yesterday in a simple ceremony in Mecca. Safa, who is an India national, now works in a PR firm as an executive editor. She has featured in several prominent fashion magazines in the Gulf.

The two had met in Dubai two years ago and got engaged recently.

Safa was born on February 28 , 1994 in Jeddah. She is the daughter of Mirza Farooq Baig and has four other sisters. Educated at the International Indian School in Jeddah, Saif is also a well known nail-artist.

The 31-year-old Irfan shared a picture of him along with his 21-year-old bride on Twitter.

Entering probably the most beautiful phase of my life.We both wish to thank everyone for your wishes & #blessings pic.twitter.com/Obrdlat3Xq Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 7, 2016

Pathan took the world by storm on his international debut in Australia 13 years back and was touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket before fading away. He has not played Tests since 2008 and it has been nearly four years since his last limited-overs appearance.

Irfan would hope for his lady love to bring him some luck. Rohit Sharma, who married Ritika Sajdeh late last year, has turned a new leaf in his career and was named man-of-the-series after scoring two hundreds and a compact 99 in the five-match ODI series in January. Harbhajan Singh was another high-profile cricketer who tied the knot last year - with longtime girlfriend Geeta Basra.

Irfan still has age on his side. He has played in 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals and is constantly on the selectors' radar given that India are still hunting for a genuine pace-bowling all-rounder. If Hardik Pandya disappoints, who knows? Irfan could get a call-up and the rest could be history. His new wife would have her fingers crossed!

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