VIDEO: Shahid Afridi celebrates grandson Aliyaar's arrival

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has taken to social media to share the moment he welcomed his grandson Aliyaar Afridi, son of star pacer Shaheen and his daughter Ansha Afridi.

"Aliyaar is here," Afridi was heard saying in a video, while carrying his grandson and welcoming him along with his two daughters.

"We have to pray for him that Allah allows him to follow sirat-ul-mustaqeem (righteous path)," the ex-skipper said while interacting with one of his younger daughters.

Afridi's video comes after his daughter Ansha and son-in-law Shaheen welcomed their first child on Saturday last week.

With the arrival of his grandson, the former Pakistani skipper has become a grandfather for the first time.

Following the announcement of Aliyaar's birth, Shaheen took to his social media accounts sharing a heartwarming picture in which the couple holds onto their son's hand.

"My heart is full and my life just got a whole lot better. 24/08/2024 will always be special to us. Welcome to the world my son, Aliyaar Afridi," said the left-arm pacer in the caption

Shaheen also termed his wife Ansha as the "support system" of his little family and expressed his gratitude to her for "all the pain and sufferings she had to endure".

It is to be noted that the couple got married in February 2023 when their nikah was solemnised at a local mosque in Karachi. The duo's wedding ceremony was held in September that year in the port city followed by a Valima reception in Islamabad.