VARANASI: Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma is all set to tie the knot with basketball player Pratima Singh on Dec 9.

Their engagement ceremony was held on June 19 and the marriage is expected to take place on Dec 9, said sources.

Pratima Singh is a baskteball player hailing from Varanasi and has represented the Indian basketball team at various international events including the Asian Games and is also the former captain of the Indian women’s basketball team.

Famously known as ‘Singh Sisters’ in the country’s basketball fraternity, Pratima is the youngest among five sisters.

All her sisters too are basketball players and have also played basketball at national and international levels. The duo were spotted at the Dashashwamedh ghat on Tuesday attending the Ganga Aarti event.

Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2016