Sania Mirza's Reaction To Fans Calling Shoaib Malik "Jija Ji " During India-Pakistan Match
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T20 World Cup 2021: Pakistan completed a 10-wicket victory against India on Sunday
Sania Mirza has reacted to a viral video in which a group of fans were heard calling her husband Shoaib Malik "jijaji" or brother-in-law. Pakistan completed a 10-wicket victory against India at the Dubai International Stadium during a match of the T20 World Cup 2021. During the Sunday match, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik was fielding at the boundary when a group of fans were heard chanting "jija ji" - a term by which he has often been referred since he married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza in 2010. ????????❤️❤️ https://t.co/NE46xoSKfu True audience of this game.. win or lose is part of the game we should proud of our legacy Good one. Well played Shoaib and well played Pakistan. Deserving winners. He's been around forever. 1999. Sania. And he hasn't aged a bit. How he ran covering the boundaries in the match. Incredible. Ab Shoaib Bhai to officially Jeeja ji hain hamare!Pukarna to banta hai!???? Ok.. That was nice.. #ShoaibMalik"Jeeju".. ???? pic.twitter.com/5eZw2GQY7L
Viral footage of the moment shows the cricketer turning around to look at the fans chanting jijaji for him. The nine-second clip has been doing the rounds of Twitter since the India-Pakistan match. It has racked up over 4 lakh views on the microblogging platform and also caught the attention of Sania Mirza, who seemed amused by it.
Sharing the clip, Sania Mirza responded with two laughing-face emojis and two hearts.