Cricketer Imad Wasim made a surprising announcement on social media last week, letting the world know that he had gotten remarried. The news comes less than two months after the cricketer said he had filed for divorce from his first wife.

“I went through one of the hardest chapters of my life after a marriage that did not work. Even so, that chapter gave me the greatest blessings of my life, my children. I love them beyond words, and that love will never change,” he wrote in a lengthy note shared to his Instagram page.

“I stayed longer than I should have, holding on to hope and trying to protect what mattered most to me. In doing so, I made decisions I regret. My delay and silence contributed to a situation where an innocent person was unfairly judged and subjected to criticism she did not deserve. I take full responsibility for that, and I carry that weight with sincerity and remorse.”

The cricketer said that “with the grace of Allah and the guidance of my parents”, he had married a woman named Nyla. “This step was taken thoughtfully and with clear intention to build a life rooted in peace, stability, and mutual respect. Nyla has brought calm, dignity and strength into my life, and I stand by this decision with complete conviction,” he wrote.