I wasn’t Marrying a Pakistani, I was Marrying a Person : Sania

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Hyderabad, April 16: "I wasn’t marrying a Pakistani. I was marrying a person I liked and he was marrying a person." 

This was how Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza responded in her  media interaction four days after she tied the knot with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik(28) when asked about her cross-border marriage that hogged media limelight for days.

 

"It didn’t matter if he (Shoaib) was from Timbuktu. He could have been from anywhere," Sania (23) said emphatically. 

"I was marrying a person, not a Pakistani, people try to make it political but we were very clear that we were two individuals who were getting married just like normal people," she said.
"Everyone had an opinion, everyone wanted to have a say, but the most important thing is that now we are relieved as we are married," she said. 

Sania said now that they are married, she wants to forget all the hullabaloo surrounding her wedding and lead a happy life. Responding to a question, she made it clear she would continue supporting her homeland in future India-Pakistan encounter on the cricket field, but was quick to add that she would want her husband to hit a century. 

 

While Sania did much of the talking, Shoaib, though reluctantly, responded to some questions.
Replying to a question, Shoaib clarified that Sania would play ’only’ for India and she would have the good wishes of Pakistan. 

When asked about the change in her life post-marriage, the tennis star said that she’s clear about the fact that marriage is not going to change anything for her. "I never thought I would get married so soon." 

Sania maintained that tennis continues to be her focus. "My immediate goal is to play in Commonwealth games in India. I have played in Asian games before but this time it’s in India so it’ll be more special for me, I am more excited about it, I’m also going to play in Wimbledon," she added.