Sania Mirza opens up about her private life after divorce with Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has opened up about her private struggles and challenges as a mom and dealing lady, a yr after confirming her divorce with Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik. In a current interview, Sania shared her sincere ideas about parenting, profession, and the unfair expectations society locations on ladies.

Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik had been one of the crucial talked-about cross-border superstar {couples} after they received married in 2010. Nonetheless, after years of hypothesis round their relationship, Sania confirmed their divorce in early 2024. The information got here shortly after Shoaib Malik stunned followers by asserting his second marriage to Pakistani actress Sana Javed.

Sania says it’s not an equal world

Talking on Masoom Minawala podcast about how her life modified after changing into a mom, Sania stated, “That’s why I stated proper at the start, it’s not an equal world. Sure, each women and men are a part of creating a toddler, however after that, males often return to work, take journeys, and do what they need. Ladies do this too, however we additionally carry the additional accountability of caregiving more often than not.”

She added that even in households the place husbands are thought of “hands-on,” the truth is commonly removed from equal. “It’s nonetheless most likely a 75–25 cut up, not 50–50. That’s simply how issues have been for generations. The girl is anticipated to deal with the home and household.”

“We need to work, journey, and obtain issues which are exterior the standard field. However individuals anticipate us to decide on, both work or household. And I ask, if males don’t have to decide on, then why ought to we?”

Sania on hardest a part of motherhood

Sania additionally spoke about her motherhood journey, particularly the early months after giving delivery to her son Izhaan. She stated breastfeeding was the toughest half for her. “I breastfed for two.5 to three months. For me, that was the hardest a part of the being pregnant. I may be pregnant three extra occasions, however this feeding half? I don’t know if I can do this once more.”

She defined that it wasn’t in regards to the bodily ache, however the emotional and psychological strain. “As working ladies, it ties you down. The newborn is totally dependent, and every thing you do, sleep, journey, work, needs to be deliberate round feeding.”

Sania additionally shared how troublesome it was for her the primary time she left her child. “Izhaan was simply six weeks previous once I needed to go to Delhi for an occasion. I used to be so emotional and didn’t need to go. It was the toughest flight I’ve ever taken. We give ourselves mother guilt, however actually, youngsters are fantastic. Individuals do that on a regular basis,” she recalled.