Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and Ansha Afridi, the daughter of former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, got married in a lavish ceremony in Karachi on Tuesday.
The bride's father took to social media to congratulate the couple.
An image posted on Shahid Afridi's Instagram page showed him and the couple against a shimmering red and white backdrop. Ansha was wearing a red bridal gown with heavy embroidery and sequin work.
The ceremony was attended by other cricketers, including Pakistan’s national cricket team captain Babar Azam, and wicketkeeper and batsman Mohammad Rizwan.
Azam also posted a photo of himself and the groom with the caption: "Heartiest congratulations."
News of a rift between the two teammates had emerged before the wedding, with reports stating they got into a verbal spat after being knocked out of the Asia Cup 2023, when they lost a match against Sri Lanka.
On Monday, Shaheen put the rumours to rest by posting a candid shot of him and Azam on Instagram
The wedding, which is seen as a union of Pakistani cricketing families, was also attended by other notable members of the sport, including former international cricketer and Pakistan's national coach Misbah Ul Haq.
Tuesday's function follows the couple's nikkah, or the legal ceremony in Islamic weddings, in February earlier this year.
That event was kept private, with only close friends and family in attendance.
Other recent big-ticket weddings in Pakistan's cricket world this year include those of Shadab Khan with Malaika Saqlain, and Haris Rauf with Muzna Masood Malik.
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Gertrude Bell's life in focus
A feature film
At one point, two feature films were in the works, but only German director Werner Herzog’s project starring Nicole Kidman would be made. While there were high hopes he would do a worthy job of directing the biopic, when Queen of the Desert arrived in 2015 it was a disappointment. Critics panned the film, in which Herzog largely glossed over Bell’s political work in favour of her ill-fated romances.
A documentary
A project that did do justice to Bell arrived the next year: Sabine Krayenbuhl and Zeva Oelbaum’s Letters from Baghdad: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Gertrude Bell. Drawing on more than 1,000 pieces of archival footage, 1,700 documents and 1,600 letters, the filmmakers painstakingly pieced together a compelling narrative that managed to convey both the depth of Bell’s experience and her tortured love life.
Books, letters and archives
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Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett
Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina
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Sharjah Wanderers 20 Dubai Tigers 25 (After extra-time)
Wanderers
Tries: Gormley, Penalty
cons: Flaherty
Pens: Flaherty 2
Tigers
Tries: O’Donnell, Gibbons, Kelly
Cons: Caldwell 2
Pens: Caldwell, Cross
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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