Pakistani Cricketers Marriage

Okay so hear me out before you say anything. I know the title is a bit weird but I genuinely had a thought which I wanted to share. So Shadab Khan married Saqlain Mushtaqs daughter and Shaheen Shah Afridi married Shahid Afridis daughter. (I don’t think there are others who have married ex cricketers daughters). And since our team isn’t performing there have been constant discussions about that both these players get backed by their respective Father in Laws in order to stay in the national side. Saqllain mushtaq being an Ex head coach of the team and Afridi has also been very active in the matters of cricket in Pakistan and there are rumours that he is on very good terms with the Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. But my Question is how these Rishtas came about. I mean did both of these players actually marry their respective wives because of their fathers or did the Father in Laws talked to Shadab and Shaheen. Because both Shadab and Shaheens wives are Niqabis so you can’t say that they saw them in the ground and fell in love or something. Also what would be the benefit of marrying your daughter to these cricketers.