Actress Deepika Padukone, expecting her second child with Ranveer Singh, commended the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) new maternity return guidelines for female cricketers. Deepika called it a significant moment for women in sports and shared the news on her Instagram Stories. The ICC has introduced a structured post-pregnancy return-to-play framework, offering medical and psychological support, flexible training schedules, childcare assistance, and other facilities for new mothers. This initiative aims to ensure female players do not have to choose between motherhood and their sports careers.
Deepika has been vocal about advocating for meaningful changes, including mental health awareness and work-life balance. In April, she and Ranveer announced their second pregnancy with a heartwarming picture of their daughter Dua holding a positive pregnancy test. The couple tied the knot in a private yet grand ceremony in Lake Como, Italy, in 2018 after years of courtship. On the professional front, Deepika is set to star with Shah Rukh Khan in Siddharth Anand’s ‘King’. A leaked video from the movie’s set, showing a pregnant Deepika filming a romantic scene with SRK in Cape Town, recently went viral on social media.
