Marriages are made in heaven, the cliche goes. In PV Sindhu and Datta Sai Venkata’s case, it happened a few thousand miles below, in an airplane. “We were family friends, not super close but well acquainted,” says Datta, “Then in December 2022 or January 2023, we started talking. We actually ‘re-met’, on a flight. She was travelling for an event and I, on work.” They got talking and decided to take the next step. “It took a year, it wasn’t a one-month decision,” adds Datta. “He is very passionate about every sport he follows. Since he married a badminton player, he’s deeply into badminton now, which is good,” says Sindhu, as she breaks into a smile. “He provides a lot of input from his perspective. He doesn’t hold back and wears his heart on his sleeve. It’s good to have married someone outside the sport who also knows a lot about it. He doesn’t get bored. I’m really lucky that way.” It is not easy for a female athlete in India to get married while …