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Sania is trolled by Veena

Footage was shot the night before the India-Pakistan World Cup match

- DUBAI BY FALAH GULZAR Staff Writer

Pakistani actress criticises tennis star for taking her child to a shisha bar

Indian tennis player and six-time Grand Slam title winner Sania Mirza faced heavy criticism on social media yesterday. She was trolled after a video of her supposedly visiting a shisha bar with her husband, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, and her baby went viral. The video was purportedl­y shot the night before the June 16 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Manchester.

The video shows a few other Pakistan cricketers such as Wahab Riaz and Imam-ul Haq also at the table.

Pakistani actress Veena Malik replied to Mirza’s response to the clip and criticised

the tennis player for taking her child to a “hazardous” environmen­t.

Using her Twitter account Veena, @iVeenaKhan, posted: “Sania, I am actually so worried for the kid. You guys took him to a shisha place isn’t it hazardous? Also as far as I know Archie’s is all about junk food which isn’t good for athletes/boys. You must know well as you are mother and athlete yourself?”

Mirza, @MirzaSania, was quick to respond: “Veena, I have not taken my kid to a shisha place. Not that it’s any of your or the rest of the world’s business because I think I care about my son a lot more than anyone else does. Secondly, I am not [the] Pakistan cricket team’s dietician nor am I their mother or principal or teacher…”

Continuing in another tweet, she wrote: “… to know when they sleep, wake up and eat. Thank you for your concern though means a lot.”

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