When looking back into the sports moment of India and the success of the last decade different areas have been captivating. Earlier, cricket was the only game that made India proud but it was in the last 10 years that a major change is distinguishable.

• Golden time for tennis

Sania Mirza had given the golden moments during 2015 and 2016 when she played opposite Martina Hingis. She reached the US Open semifinals and at the age of 31 years old played for the Grand Slam title in 2017. She won the Khel Ratna Award for her contribution to tennis. Bopanna one of the best players in tennis won the doubles French Open trophy with Canada Gabriela Dabrowski.

• Athletics Gold win 2019

At the age of 19, it is a valuable time for Indian Athletics when Hima das won five gold medals in one month. In 2019 her last win was a gold medal for running 400m and her first win was for 200m at the Poznan Athlete Grand Prix.

• Boxing Sports Hikes, sports moment in India

Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in World Championship for boxing category from India. It was in the past decade that India has improved in boxing. Mary Kom, with excellence in amateur boxing, has given India several proud moments. She won five gold medals in Asian Women’s boxing championships in the last 10 years.

• Wrestling at International Level

Sushil Kumar played at the Beijing Olympics in the year 2008 and won the bronze for India. Another proud sports moment was in 2012 when he won the silver medal for wrestling in London Olympics. It was a great achievement for Indian wrestling after independence.

• Shooting Stars apart from Vijay Kumar

Shooting has become one of the popular games after Vijay Kumar won the London Olympics in 2012. Jitu Rai, who won the Gold in the Gold coast Commonwealth games and was honored with Khel Ratna award in 2016.

• India wins after more than two decades in Srilanka

The sports moment sparkle recalling the victory of India in test cricket. India played against Srilanka in 2015 and won the third match by 117 runs in Colombo. It was a memorable moment for the Indian cricket team to return back with the trophy in hand. Cheteshwar Pujara grabbed the man of the match. Ravichandran Ashwin took the man of the series.

• Snooker title at the IBSF

Indian sports have heightened bright with the World snooker title was won by Pankaj Advani and Aditya. They played as a duo against the team of Thailand at the IBSF world snooker team event in 2019.

• Table Tennis in 2018

Harmeet Desai won the gold medal in table tennis in 2018 playing at the commonwealth games Australia. Another proud moment for the Indians after winning a number of medals in international sports, he won the Arjuna award.

Indian sports memories of the last decades are the most significant when they have gathered enormous fame to the country expanding in all sports criteria. Ten years have been the most progressive year for sports and players in the country.

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Sania Mirza made her way to the top of WTA doubles ranking yesterday.

She achieved this feat after jumping two spots on her previous career best doubles ranking of No. 3.

Playing alongside Martina Hingis of Switzerland, she won the Family Circle Cup by defeating C. Dellacqua and D. Jurak of Australia and Croatia, respectively. In the process, she also became the first Indian tennis player to accomplish this act.

After her victory and becoming the number one doubles player in women’s tennis, Sania tweeted “I also wanna thank the ppl who didn’t believe in me. You just pushed me harder and made me more determined to fulfil my dreams”.

This tweet is the perfect response to the controversies the Indian tennis star has been involved in since making her debut in 2003. Here we look at some of the storms raised by or at Sania Mirza till date –

Run-in with Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind and Other Muslim Groups

Sania Mirza had a run-in with Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind and other Muslim religious groups

This incident dates back to 2005, two years after Mirza turned pro, when she received flak from several Muslim religious groups including Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind. One of the Muslim scholars questioned her tennis attire (skirt and t-shirt) calling it un-Islamic and debasing. Sania retorted with blaming Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind as being the reason behind her poor form at the time. Ultimately, the entire controversy worked only in her favour, as Mirza got the much-needed protection from the Calcutta police.

The Safe Sex Controversy

Sania Mirza’s public speech about safe sex led to her effigies being burnt

Pre-marital sex has always raised heated arguments in India. When Sania decided to speak about the same, the outcome was not different either. The controversy erupted, again, in 2005 when she spoke about practicing safe sex. When her comments led to people burning effigies in her state of Andhra Pradesh, Mirza decided to provide clarification and quoted, “I would like to clearly say on record that I could not possibly justify premarital sex, as it is a very big sin in Islam and one which I believe will not be forgiven by Allah.”

(Not) Partnering with Shahar Pe’er for Doubles Event

False reports of Sania Mirza not teaming up with Shahar Pe’er on basis of religion raked up controversy

The Shahar Pe’er controversy was the result of perceptive reporting on behalf of the media when several newspapers printed that Mirza had declined to play alongside her Israeli counterpart due to possible protests from the Muslim communities in India. Nevertheless, the two players partnered in the 2007 Wimbledon tournament. Both players know one another since playing as juniors and have remained friends regardless of their religious backgrounds.

The “Resting Feet towards Indian Flag” Controversy

Pictures of Sania Mirza resting her feet facing towards the Indian flag insinuated her lack of respect for the country

During the 2008 Hopman Cup, Mirza was pictured with her feet resting towards the Indian flag during Rohan Bopanna’s match. The photo was immediately circulated within the media after which the Indian women’s tennis player was criticised for showing lack of respect to the country’s flag. In retaliation, the player commented, “I love my country. I wouldn’t be playing Hopman Cup otherwise.”

Telangana Brand Ambassador Controversy

When appointed the brand ambassador of Telangana, Sania Mirza was labelled as Pakistan’s daughter-in-law

Everyone knows what hullabaloo Sania Mirza’s marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik created. Mirza had just broken her engagement to Sohrab Mirza, her childhood friend and millionaire businessman. Thanks to her being one of country’s role models, Mirza was given the honours of being the brand ambassador for the new state of Telangana. Unfortunately, controversy followed her there, too, when she was labelled ‘Pakistan’s daughter-in-law’ by Telangana BJP leader K Laxman. She retaliated with saying, “Hurts me that so much precious time of prominent politicians and the media is being wasted on a petty issue”.

Regardless of the controversies that have surrounded Sania Mirza, the Indian women’s tennis player has been nothing short of a role model to the country’s youth.

Her conquering the number one status in WTA doubles ranking clearly sends a message to all her haters that she is above them all and a genuine person to idolise.

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