Meet Imran Tahir’s Wife Sumayya Dildar For Whom He Left Pakistan

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Imran Tahir was making his name in the under-19 circuit of Pakistan and met Sumayya Dildar on the trip to South Africa

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Imran Tahir was one of the best white-ball leg-spinners of the past decade

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Born and brought up in Lahore, Imran Tahir made the long journey to South Africa via England because of the love of his life, his wife, Sumayya Dildar

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Sumayya Dildar is a resident of South Africa but is of Indian origin

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Though not many details about her could be found – she doesn’t have a public profile on social media and prefers to keep her life private

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Tahir moved to South Africa in 2006 and married Sumayya the next year

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He quit Pakistan cricket and began making a mark in the Protea domestic circuit.

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