India women’s cricket team star Smriti Mandhana opened up for the first time since calling off her wedding with singher Palash Muchhal. The duo were initially scheduled to tie the knot on November 23 but it was postponed indefinetly due to a medical emergency in the family. However, last week, Smriti took to social media platform Instagram to inform that her wedding had been called off.
Smriti Mandhana opens up after wedding called off
Speaking at an event on Wednesday, Mandhana stated that she didn’t love anything more than cricket, adding that wearing the Indian jersey motivated her. She said that setting aside all the problems helps her focus in life.
“I don’t think I love anything more than cricket. Wearing that Indian jersey is what motivates us. You set aside all your problems, and that thought alone helps you focus on life. As a kid, the madness for batting was always there. No one understood it, but in my mind, I always wanted to be called a world champion,” Mandhana said.
Smriti finished as the leading run-getter for India and the second overall in the Women’s World Cup 2025, with 434 runs at an average of 54.25, scoring one century and two half-centuries.
“I have always been a very simple person, not complicating my life by overthinking anything. One thing I believe is that if you put a lot of work in behind the scenes, because what happens on the ground, everyone looks at and judges, but what I judge myself or the team on is the work we put in behind the scenes. I really pride myself on doing that work day in, day out. Even if I’m feeling good or bad about things, whatever it is, I think if you put in that work, when you go out to bat, you’re just very confident about what’s going to happen,” Smriti said.
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