'Behind every strong, independent woman stands a little girl who had to learn to stand up alone without depending on others,' reads the post shared on October 30.
A day after celebrating her son Izhaan Mirza Malik’s fifth birthday with husband Shoaib Malik in Dubai, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza shared a cryptic post on her Instagram story.
“Behind every strong, independent woman stands a little girl who had to learn to stand up alone without depending on others,” reads the post shared on October 30. Several photos from the Izhaan birthday celebration followed this post by Mirza.
The shared photos show Mirza posing with her son during the cake-cutting ceremony, and the pictures also featured Sania’s sister, Anam Mirza’s daughter Dua, along with her and Izhaan.
Sharing more pictures in a post, Mirza wrote an emotional caption, “Happy birthday to the brightest star of our lives. No matter how dark it is around me, your smile makes it all better.
I am so grateful to Allah for blessing me with you. Thank for showing me what unconditional love truly means. You have my heart forever my baby boy.”
Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik welcomed their son Izhaan in 2018 after getting married in 2010 in an intimate ceremony. They had a mini pre-birthday celebration for their son in Dubai.