Hyderabad:
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has rubbished the claims of his marriage with Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza being advanced and has said that they will get married on April 15.
He also said that his lawyer will deal with the Ayesha Siddiqui controversy legally.
Saying that Sania Mirza will continue to play for India after the wedding, Shoaib said that he and his family would always support her.
Malik, continues to stay at the residence of Sania Mirza amid speculation that their marriage was being advanced to avoid any problems due to the raging row over Shoaib's alleged first marriage with a resident of the city.
With dozens of media persons with cameras and OB vans surrounding her house in Jubilee Hills and obstructing guests, Sania's family on Sunday sought police protection. Some policemen, in addition to her private security guards, were deployed at the house.
Sania's family is reportedly in touch with a qazi to solemnize the marriage. Sources said the reception which Sania's family would host would be at a star hotel here on April 15.
Some television channels captured the duo dancing on Saturday night and Sania's friends confirmed about the festivities being held at home.
Unfazed by the threats from Shoaib's alleged first wife Ayesha Siddiqui that she would launch legal proceedings against him for cheating, the Pakistani cricketer reportedly cleared the air over serious allegations levelled by the Siddiquis.
Sania's family was apparently convinced by his claim that Ayesha cheated him by using the photographs of another girl. While admitting that he signed the 'nikahnama', Shoaib reportedly told Sania and her parents that he did not marry Ayesha.
Sania, on her Twitter page, said they knew the "truth" and had confidence in god's justice.
Meanwhile, the family of Ayesha Siddiqui said they were going ahead with legal proceedings against Shoaib to get a formal divorce from him. They want Shoaib to give a divorce to her before marrying Sania and have hired a lawyer in Pakistan to file a case against him.