She married a businessman, Anwar Saleem, when she was 18 years old, thus leaving her academic and sports career.
It is important to note that being from a traditional and conservative Muslim family, it wasn't easy for Sabeena to enter sports.
Indeed, she gives the credit of her success to her husband, Anwar Saleem and her children, daughter Sana (herself a professional bowler) and son Ahad.
In late 2006, Sabeena and her daughter Sana made history of sorts after being selected for the Indian bowling team for the Asian Games in Doha.
It is for the first time in the history of Indian Bowling that a mother and her daughter have made it to the Asian Games simultaneously.
Mother Sabeena and daughter Sana have participated together in tournaments earlier at the Bangkok Open and the National Championships, but not at a stage as big as the Asian Games.