On the 23rd birthday of Asha Bhosle's granddaughter, Zanai Bhosle, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was captured sharing a hearty laugh with the birthday girl.
The picture, shared by Zanai on her Instagram account along with several others in a series, gained much attention from Indian cricket fans who speculated that the two were dating.
A slew of comments speculating about the dating flooded Zanai's viral Instagram post. Some users even suggested that the duo were getting married.
“Yhi h kya bhabhi ji,” a user said.
“Siraj bhai kirrak dekre tum un k saat (Siraj brother you look great with her),” another user added.
“Dsp yaha party mana rha h, (DSP (Siraj) is celebrating here)” a user said.
“Are you going to marry siraj bhaijaan,” a user asked Zanai.
“Ab to confirm he bhabhi DSP Siraj bhabhi phle se shak tha. (It is confirmed now. I've had my doubts),” another user commented.
Without wasting any time, Zanai Bhosle put all dating rumours to rest. Mohammed Siraj also followed her lead to dismiss the speculation, and they both posted the picture on their Instagram stories with the captions “Bhai” and “Bhena.”
Zanai, a young singer, shared her picture with the cricketer and wrote: “Mere pyaare bhai (my dear brother)”.
Mohammed Siraj shared her story on his Instagram and wrote a poem for Zanai, calling her his “behna.”
“Meri Behna ke jaisa koi Behna nhi, Bina iske kahin bhi mujhe rehna nahi. Jaise hai Chaand Sitaaron mein, Meri Behna hai ek hazaaron mein,” Siraj wrote.
The comments on Zanai Bhosle's post gradually died after their story posts.
Mohammed Siraj is currently not part of the Indian cricket team following his exclusion from the squad for the ongoing white-ball series against England. He has also not been selected for India's ICC Champions Trophy.
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