Baroda Bomber Irfan Pathan is all set to marry his long time friend Shivangi Dev. Shivangi is the daughter of an Indian diplomat in Australia.

It is also said that they know each other for around six years. Pathan has met her lady love in the Australian capital, Canberra in 2003. The meeting between them was said to happened during the practice match in 2003 when India Toured Australia.

"She was very shy and didn't talk much during our first meeting. It took quite some time before we got comfortable with each other and got into a relationship," Irfan said.

To the question about their proposal Irfan said “I was the one who proposed to her about three years ago. I was in Vadodara when I called her up and asked her if she would marry me," he said. She said yes.

Shivangi works as a chartered accountant in Australia and also teaches dance to children. "She is a very good dance teacher and has a major fan following in her dance school," said Irfan who has visited her school.