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.

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."

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 Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 7, 2016

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!!!" ()

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!!!

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 7, 2016

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

The most prized catch my hands have ever, ever held on to....what a feeling!!!!! pic.twitter.com/L13wKxUn5y — Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 7, 2016

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