Professional squash player and face of the sport in country Dipika Pallikal has revealed that she and her husband, cricketer Dinesh Karthik do not speak about their respective sports at home. The couple had gotten much needed time together due to the Coronavirus pandemic induced lockdown in the country.

Usually, Karthik would have been leading the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL 2020 if things would have been going normally, but now he is sharing household duties with wife Dipika.

"Athletes like us hardly get time to spend with our families, but this lockdown has given both of us [Dinesh Karthik and me] an opportunity to spend time together. Now since we have all the time in the world to spend with each other, we are getting to try out new household chores which take most of our time," Dipika Pallikal spoke of her life in lockdown with Dinesh Karthik.

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With both of them having busy professional schedules, they prefer to keep sport away from their conversations while spending time with each other. "Dinesh and I, we both understand each other's needs as a sportsperson, but we always prefer to talk about other things in life and not specifically talk about our respective sport," Dipika said.

"I think the biggest advantage is that we both understand that there's a lot of sacrifices that goes into becoming a world-class athlete. I don't think there's ever been a time we have complained because we have been far apart and doing different things,” she added.

"Staying positive is really important at such times. I believe sports and fitness are one of the few things that can bring positivity and happiness into the lives of people," Dipika said.

(India Today inputs)