Hyderabad, June 29 -- Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza have been co-parenting their son, Izhaan Mirza Malik, ever since they parted ways. While seven-year-old Izhaan lives with his mother in Dubai, Shoaib frequently visits the city to spend time with his son.

Over the years, both Shoaib and Sania have often been asked whether they want Izhaan to follow in their footsteps by becoming either a cricketer or a tennis player. Amid this, an old interview of Shoaib Malik from nearly three years ago has resurfaced on social media and is once again going viral.

During the interview, Shoaib was asked whether he would ever force his son to become a cricketer. Responding to the question, he said, "Mein ap...