“What Type Of Query Is That?”: Mithali Raj On Awkward Chats With ‘Grooms’

One of many biggest ladies cricketers to play the sport, Mithali Raj turned a residing legend due to her exploits within the recreation. Holder of a number of data within the worldwide recreation, Mithali at all times saved Indian cricket above her private life. Mithali, who nonetheless stays single, devoted herself to cricket all her life. Nevertheless, the previous India captain would nonetheless in some way get caught up in discussions over marriage and increasing household with potential grooms. Throughout a chat on a podcast, Mithali recalled the type of awkward discussions she held with grooms urged by her aunts.

Regardless of being one of the crucial profitable cricketers of her time, Mithali revealed that she was requested by a number of potential suitors to stop cricket as taking good care of youngsters could be her major duty after marriage.

“I did not get that sense, truthfully (that they have been speaking to Mithali Raj). Now these calls have been arrange by my mom’s sister, so I agreed to speak. So after the pleasantries, they’d dive straight into post-marriage scenes, discussing what number of youngsters they wished. I used to be on backfoot as a result of these have been the issues I by no means imagined, nor did I ever focus on with anybody. I might at all times take into consideration Indian cricket. So sure I used to be greatly surprised by a few of these statements, of what number of youngsters I would like or that I’ve to let go of cricket,” she mentioned on Ranveer Allahabadia’s show.

“I used to be the present Indian captain then. Certainly one of them mentioned you need to go away cricket as a result of after marriage you need to take care of the children. I used to be nonetheless absorbing these statements. I do not keep in mind his identify, although. The strangest query he requested was, ‘If one thing occurred to my mom, would you take care of her or go and play cricket?’ straightway replied saying, ‘What kind of query is that this?’ He mentioned: ‘I have to know what’s extra necessary to you.’ And I replied saying, ‘That may rely on the scenario.’ I do not precisely keep in mind what I mentioned subsequent, however it clearly put me off,” she asserted.

Mithali additionally revealed that even a few of her pals informed her to vary her perspective in direction of sure issues, or else, she would by no means discover a life associate.

“I keep in mind a cricketer good friend of mine mentioned that you just do have to regulate a bit as a result of you’ll by no means discover an individual who will will let you comply with that very same way of life. I informed her that the query made no sense, however she replied saying most males ask such questions. I didn’t make up my thoughts until then, however it did set off one thing in me. I felt my mother and father made all of the sacrifices, I made lots of sacrifices and I’m not going to let it go for some random one who feels I’ve to let go of my profession to take care of his home,” she mentioned.