Smriti Mandhana made her first public appearance after calling-off her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal. Even though the reason behind this decision still remains unspecified but many speculations have been circulating around social media. Earlier, the wedding festivities were postponed after Smriti’s father fell sick and was immediately admitted to hospital in Sangli. After this Palash was also hospitalized and ultimately the wedding was declared postponed.
But few days back both Smriti and Palash released official statements and made it clear the wedding has been called-off permanently. After this personal setback, Smriti made her first public appearance at the Amazon Smbhav Summit on Wednesday where she reflected on completing 12 years in international cricket and how her journey was very demanding yet extremely rewarding.
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“I don’t think I love anything more than cricket,” Smriti Mandhana said following which the event moderator Mandira Bedi asked about how she keeps focus when dealing with all her personal problems to which Smriti replied “Wearing that Indian jersey is the motivation that drives us. You keep all your problems aside, and that thought alone helps you focus on life.”
Mandhana even mentioned that when she plays cricket she forgets all her personal problems. She revisited India’s World Cup win and how her younger self-dreamt of becoming what she is today.
“This World Cup was the reward for the battle we fought over the years. We were waiting for it so badly. I’ve been playing for more than 12 years — many times things didn’t go our way. We visualised it before the final, and when we finally saw it on the screen, it gave us goosebumps,” she said.
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“As a kid, the madness for batting was always there. In my mind, I always wanted to be called a world champion,” she said.
“You always start an innings at zero, no matter if you scored a hundred before. And don’t play for yourself — that’s what we kept reminding each other.”
