India's top tennis stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap will get married on December 16, 2018.
Saina Nehwal has now confirmed the reports about her marriage to fellow shuttler Kashyap calling it the right time. Talking to Times of India, she also shared a few details about the couple’s courtship.
When asked about the reason for picking December 16 for the wedding date, Saina said that was the only date the two of them were free.
"I will get busy with the Premier Badminton League from December 20 and then qualifiers for the Tokyo Games will begin. So this was the only date that we had to get married.”
Saina was picked up by Northeastern Warriors for this edition of Premier Badminton League.
While both badminton players are said to have been dating for the past 10 years, this is the first time either has acknowledged the relationship publicly.
"We started travelling for bigger tours from 2007-08 onwards. We played tournaments together, trained together and slowly, started paying more attention to each other's matches,” Saina told TOI.
“In the competitive world that we live in, it is difficult to get close to someone. But somehow we both found it very easy to talk to each other, talk about our matches. The feeling gradually grew.”
She also revealed why she thought it was the right time to get married.
"We didn't think about marriage before. The career that we pursue is very demanding. It is very important to win tournaments and we didn't want to shift our focus by getting married earlier.
“A player needs treatment and attention just like a baby. At home, I get everything without asking, but this will change once I get married. I will be equally responsible of doing things on my own.
“I didn't want to rush things before the CWG and Asian Games. But now, we think we are ready for it and can manage things on our own.”
Saina also revealed that she didn’t need to tell her parents about her relationship because they had figured it out for themselves.
"Bolne ki zaroorat nahi padi (I didn't have to tell them). We used to be together most of the time and my parents also travelled with me, so they understood who I was close to and comfortable with...”
