"We know each other very well now," said a blushing Irfan, who first met his lady love in Canberra in 2003. Younger Pathan are some scene. "It will take some time, but in Vadodara. There will be a traditional wedding," he said.
Toi had reported Irfan compared Shivangi in March last year. Irfan had first met her during a practice match.
Talk about their first meeting, Pathan told Toi: "She was very shy and not talk much during our first meeting. It took a while before we were good with each other and got into context," Irfan said.
So who proposed first? "I was the one who suggested her about three years ago. I was in Vadodara when I phoned her and asked her if she would marry me," he said. She said yes.
Originally there was some opposition from both families. "Now, our families have accepted our relationship," he adds.
Shivangi who visited Irfan home twice, works as an accountant in Australia and also teaches dance to children. "She is a very good dance teacher and has a large fan following in her dance school," said Irfan, who visited her at school.