Delhi, December 3, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)– Former India captain Mithali Raj, in a recent interview, revealed shocking details about why she did not get married. She recalled how one of the suitors had asked her to quit cricket at the age of 25, when she was leading the Indian cricket team, to look after his family and the kids.
Speaking to Ranveer Allahabadia on his YouTube show, Mithali said that none of the potential suitors, arranged by her mother’s sister, had the idea that they were talking the then captain of the Indian women’s cricket team. She revealed that she was often left baffled at how men would straightaway dive into “post-marriage scenes” after exchanging pleasantries, where they discussed about how many kids they wanted. Admitting her focus at that age solely remained on Indian cricket and her career, Mithali said that she never really dwelled into those “post-marriage” thoughts.
“I didn’t get that sense, honestly (that they were talking to Mithali Raj). Now these calls were set up by my mother’s sister, so I agreed to talk. So after the pleasantries, they would dive straight into post-marriage scenes, discussing how many kids they wanted. I was on backfoot because those are the things I never imagined, nor did I ever discuss with anyone. I would always think about Indian cricket. So yes I was taken aback by some of those statements, of how many kids I want or that I have to let go of cricket,” she said.
The India batting legend then disclosed a conversation with a groom-to-be, where the latter demanded that Mithali, at the peak of her career, would have to quit cricket and look after her family and the kids if they were to get married. The 42-year-old admitted that the conversation left her disappointed when her priorities were tested on being asked whether she would chose cricket over looking after his mother if she was ill.
Summary: Mithali Raj shares that a suitor once advised her to quit cricket after marriage, suggesting she focus on having children instead.
