10 facts About Smriti Mandhana

Early life

Born in Mumbai, Mandhana started playing cricket at the age of nine. Her father, Shrinivas Mandhana, who used to play cricket at the district level, would take her to cricket coaching camps. In 2013, aged 17, she was selected in the Maharashtra Under-19 team for the 2012–13 season. Mandhana plays as an opening batsman and occasional off-spin bowler. In December 2015, during the 2015–16 season, she was named as the player of the series in the Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy after scoring two half-centuries and finishing as the leading run-scorer of the tournament.

Family

Smriti Mandhana was born on July 18, 1996, in Mumbai, India. She is the eldest of three sisters. Her father, Santosh Mandhana, works in a transportation company, while her mother, Smita, is a homemaker. Mandhana started playing cricket at the age of nine. Her role model is Sachin Tendulkar and her favorite cricketer is Virat Kohli.

Education

Smriti Mandhana went to school at DAV Public School, Chennai, and then to SVISM, Yavatmal for her higher secondary education. In 2013, she shifted to Bangalore to play cricket for Karnataka State Women's cricket team. From thereon, she pursued her bachelor's in Sports Sciences from Mangalore University through correspondence.

Domestic career

Smriti Madhana is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national women's cricket team. She plays as a batter in the One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). She has also played for Maharashtra in the domestic circuit. Madhana made her ODI debut against Australia on 10 January 2013, where she scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Sarah Coyte. In her second match, against New Zealand, she scored her first half-century, an unbeaten knock of 58 runs off just 54 balls. This was followed by another half-century in her third match, where she scored 61 not out off just 54 balls against Sri Lanka.

International career

Smriti made her international debut in January 2013, when she was selected for the Indian squad for the 2013 Women's cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Bangladesh. India qualified for the World Cup after defeating Pakistan in the final. In the tournament, Smriti scored 177 runs from five matches at an average of 35.40. In June 2013, Smriti was selected in India's squad for the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in England. She was the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament, with 127 runs from five matches, including a half-century. In October 2013, Smriti made her One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in the Bangladesh women's cricket team tri-nation series which also featured Pakistan. In December 2013, during the second match of the ODI series against the Pakistan women's cricket team, Smriti scored her maiden ODI century; she finished unbeaten on 106 runs from 109 balls. At 17 years and 115 days, she became the youngest Indian woman to score an ODI century and also the second-youngest woman to score an ODI century after Flora Gardener of Australia. In July 2014, Smriti was named to India's squad for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh. She was the leading run scorer for India in that tournament with 157 runs at an average of 31.40. India was Eliminated from the Super 10 stage after finishing fifth in Group B with three points. In November 2014, during India's home series against England women's cricket team which consisted of three ODIs and as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), she scored her second century in ODIs; an unbeaten 102 from 109 balls at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

Records

1.In June 2018, she was bought by Brisbane Heat in the inaugural season of The Hundred. 2. In July 2018, the BBC included Mandhana in their list of 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world. 3. She was the leading run-scorer for India in ICC Women's Championship with 669 runs which included two centuries and four fifties. 4. As of September 2018, she is ranked second in ICC Women's ODI rankings for batsmen with 783 points. 5. She became the first Indian woman to score a double century in a one-day international match. 6. In December 2017, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named her as the Best Woman Cricketer of the Year (2017–18). 7. On 20 February 2019, she was conferred with the Arjuna Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan. 8. Mandhana is a left-handed batswoman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler who currently plays for India's national women's cricket team and Western Storm 9. Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's cricket team as an opening batter in all three formats of cricket, as well as for Western Storm in domestic cricket 10 She started playing cricket at an early age of nine and made her debut at the state level when she was just ten

Awards

1. In January 2019, the BCCI awarded her the player of the month award for her performances in December 2018 2. In June 2019, she was named in the team of the tournament for the 2018–19 ICC Women's Championship. 3. In October 2019, she was named as one of the cricketers WISDEN India's 30 under 30 from across various disciplines 4. On 2 November 2019, she became the first Indian player to score a double century in a One Day International match. 5. She was also part of The Wisden India Almanack's five Cricketers of The Year for 2019 6. Mandhana has rewarded with a grade A contract by BCCI in April 2020, making her one of India's highest-paid female cricketers 7. She has also been conferred with Arjuna Award and Padma Shri

Smriti Mandhana in popular culture

Smriti Mandhana has been featured in several popular culture references. She was one of the cover stories for Wisden India Almanack's Cricketers of the Year 2019 issue. In October 2019, Google launched a doodle celebrating her 23rd birthday. In December 2019, she was featured on the cover of Elle (India) magazine. In January 2020, she was included in BBC's 100 Women list.

Personal life

1. Smriti Mandhana was born on July 18, 1996, in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra. 2. Her father, Shrinivas Mandhana, is a chemical merchant and her mother, Smita, is a homemaker. She has an elder brother, Shravan. 3. Mandhana started playing cricket at the age of nine and was coached by her father and Rahul Dravid's coach, Praveen Amre. 4. She studied at Dahanu Vidyalaya English Medium School and then at SV Hind High School in Dahanu. 5. In 2013, she was the leading run-scorer for India in the U-19 ICC Women's World Cup in Bangladesh with McCarter as the second-highest scorer. 6. After completing her schooling, she studied BBA at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University in Pune but later dropped out to focus on cricket. 7." Jhulan Goswami is my role model," she told The Indian Express in an interview in 2017 8. In June 2018, she was one of the eight players to be awarded a central contract by the BCCI ahead of the 2018–19 season. 9. Shortly after the announcement of her central contract, it was revealed that she had signed up with sports management agency IOS Sports & Entertainment

See also

-Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's cricket team. -Mandhana made her One Day International (ODI) debut against England in Canberra in January 2013. -In June 2018, the BBC included her in their list of 100 most inspiring women from around the world. - Mandhana was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 competition, with 192 runs in five matches. - In October 2018, she was named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year. - In December 2020, Smriti Mandhana was named in India's squad for their tour to Australia.