India, Dec. 14 -- Former Indian tennis player Sania Mirza had opened up about her mental health issues on her podcast last month, shedding light on the mental health crisis sportspersons go through during their career. Even cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues openly spoke about her battle with anxiety during the semi-final clash at the Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 recently.

Ask her about the importance of talking about these issues, and Sania Mirza says, "It is very important and I spoke about it quite late in life because we were not really aware about it before. It's really in the last eight to 10 years that people have started to talk about mental health openly. There was so much stigma and shame around it in society. I am glad that it is g...