Engagement today, marriage on April 22

The Butcher from Najafgarh — Virender Sehwag — has finally been bowled. And this time, the flamboyant cricketer, quite shy and reserved off the ground, isn’t even disappointed. On the contrary, he’s quite ‘‘happy’’ at being bowled over by the ‘‘homely’’ Aarti, who he is getting engaged to on Sunday at a small ceremony. According to family sources, the wedding will take place on April 22, barely five days after the conclusion of the Indian team’s tour of Pakistan. The third and final Test of the Indo-Pak series is scheduled to be held at Rawalpindi from April 13-17. Sources close to the cricketer also disclosed that Virender Sehwag ‘‘likes the girl because she is down to earth. The girl comes from an ordinary middle-class Jat family like Viru, and Viru has decided to help the family in conducting the marriage in a befitting manner,’’ the sources said.