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Video: If you become dark who will marry you? - When Sania Mirza faced sexist remarks

Updated on: 08 April,2021 09:01 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Sania Mirza opened up about the various comments she faced in a video she Instagrammed titled: “Things you grow up hearing as a girl who decides to play a sport.” 

Video: If you become dark who will marry you? - When Sania Mirza faced sexist remarks

Sania Mirza. Pic/PTI

India tennis star Sania Mirza is one of the known faces of the sport in the country, but she endured sexist remarks while growing up as a girl who chose to be an athlete. 


Mirza, who is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, has son Izahaan, two. Mirza opened up about the various comments she faced in a video she Instagrammed titled: “Things you grow up hearing as a girl who decides to play a sport.” 


Mirza, 34, started playing tennis at the age of six. The Hyderabadi was trained by her father Imran Mirza. In the video, Mirza used text captions to list out the questions she heard growing up. They include: “If you become so dark who will marry you?”, “How will you go for tournaments when you have to run a family?” and “Your sporting career ends as soon as you become a mother.” 


 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Sania Mirza (@mirzasaniar)

Mirza barely spoke a word in the video, as she let her expressions do the talking.

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