| Smriti Mandhana Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 18, 1996 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the leading batswomen, in both the limited-overs formats (ODIs, T20Is), of the women’s international game. She was an integral member of the Indian squad that reached the final of the 2017 ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s World Cup. Smriti was named the ‘Best Women’s International Cricketer’ by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in 2018. The same year, she won the prestigious ‘Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award’ (Female Cricketer of the Year) as well as the ‘ODI Player of the Year’ award, both presented by the ICC.
Born Name
Smriti Shrinivas Mandhana
Nick Name
Smriti
Sun Sign
Cancer
Born Place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence
Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Occupation
Cricketer
Family
- Father – Shrinivas Mandhana (Chemical Distributor)
- Mother – Smita Mandhana
- Siblings – Shravan Mandhana (Older Brother) (Banking Executive)
Manager
She is represented by Tuhin Mishra, Manager, Baseline Ventures, Sports Marketing, Entertainment & Brand Licensing Company, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Batting
Left-Handed
Bowling
Right-Arm Off break
Role
Opening Batswoman
Jersey Number
18 – ODI, T20I
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
55 kg or 121 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Affable smile
- Petite frame
- Shoulder-length, straight hair
- Has a mole on her left cheek
Smriti Mandhana Facts
- Born in Mumbai, Smriti’s family moved to Madhavnagar, a suburb of Sangli in Maharashtra when she was 2 years old. Her father, as well as her brother, played district-level cricket and Smriti was inspired to take up the sport after witnessing her brother compete in a Maharashtra Under-16 tournament.
- A child prodigy, she broke into the Maharashtra Under-15 team at the age of just 9 and was selected for the state’s Under-19 team when she was just 11.
- In October 2013, during a domestic match for Maharashtra against Vadodara, she became the first Indian woman to score a double hundred in a one-day match.
- She and Harmanpreet Kaur, in 2016, were the first Indians to be signed up by a WBBL (Women’s Big Bash League) franchise. She became the 1st Indian to be signed up by a team in the KSL (Kia Super League) in 2018.
- In 2016, she was the only Indian player to be named in the ICC’s ‘Women’s Team of the Year’.
- In February 2019, she scored the then-fastest fifty (24 balls) for India in Women’s T20Is. The same month, she became the then-youngest captain of India in the Women’s T20I format.
- She was titled ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2021.
- She was also nominated for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year Award in December 2022.
- In February 2023, Smriti was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for INR 3.4 crore in the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. She was being paid more than PSL’s most expensive players including Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, and Shaheen Afridi who all were sold in the range of $130,000 to $170,000.
- Smriti was the first one to be bought at the first-ever WPL auction in 2023. Her base price was set at INR 50 lakh (or 5 million).
Featured Image by Smriti Mandhana / Instagram
