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This handout photograph provided courtesy of Wasim Akram on August 21, 2013 shows former Pakistani cricket captain Wasim Akram posing for a photograph with his Australian bride Shaniera Thompson during their wedding ceremony in Lahore on August 12, 2013. Famed Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram on August 21 announced that he had married his Australian girlfriend, Shaniera Thompson, saying he has started a new life on a happy note. (AFP)
Former Pakistani fast bowling legend Wasim Akram to be a father again as his Australian wife Shaniera Akram is expecting.
The former left arm pacer married the Melbourne-born Shaniera Aug 12 last year.
(Twitter: @wasimakramlive)
The marriage was solemnised in the presence of immediate family and a few close friends in Lahore.
However, the former Pakistani captain announced the news on social networking site Twitter Monday.
"I am thrilled to announce that @iamShaniera and I are expecting our first child together. Thank you for your wishes&prayers #babyontheway," tweeted Akram.
Shaniera Akram wrote on her twitter page: "Wasim & I couldn't be happier sharing our wonderful news.Thank you for all your wishes #babyontheway".
She continued, "Our boys, family and friends are very excited and we look forward to a happy healthy arrival early next year InshAllah".
The 48-year-old married his first wife Huma in 1995. The couple had two sons. However, Huma died of multiple organ failure in Chennai Oct 25, 2009.
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