Smriti Mandhana Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana
Nickname(s)	Bebu (called by her parents), Mandy, Smithy
Profession	Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 10 April 2013 vs Bangladesh Women in Ahmedabad Test- On 13 August 2014 vs England Women in Wormsley T20- On 5 April 2013 vs Bangladesh Women in Vadodara
Jersey Number	#18 (India women's national cricket team) #18 (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Domestic/State Team	First-Class • Maharashtra women's cricket team WPL • Royal Challengers Bangalore Others • Brisbane Heat (WBBL) • Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) • Western Storm • IPL Trailblazers • Southern Brave • Sydney Thunder (WBBL)
Coach	Anant Tambvekar
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right arm Medium
Favourite Shot	Front foot cover drive
Records (main ones)	• First Indian women cricketer to achieve a double ton in a One Day game. She had smashed 224 off just 150 balls against Gujarat in the West Zone under-19 tournament in October 2013 • First Indian female cricketer to score a century in both ODIs and Tests in Australia • Second cricketer to win two ICC Women’s Cricketer of The Year after Australia’s Ellyse Perry (2018, 2021) • First cricketer to score 10 consecutive 50-plus scores while chasing in ODI cricket • Third Indian woman to score 2,000 runs in T20I cricket
Awards	• Arjuna Award (2019) • ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year (2018, 2021) • BCCI Best International Women Cricketer award (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 July 1996 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	28 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sangli, Maharashtra
School	Shardashram Vidyamandir International School, Mumbai
College/University	Deccan Education Society's Chintamanrao College of Commerce, Sangli, Maharashtra
Educational Qualifications	B.Com
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Marwari
Food Habit	Eggetarian
Hobbies	Playing Mobile Games, Travelling, Listening Music
Controversies	Controversial Runout Smriti was involved in a heated argument during a women's T20 match between Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Smriti was on the non-striker's end when she was mankaded by the bowler KP Choudhary following which the altercation started between Smriti and Rajasthan players. [1]Hindustan Times
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Palaash Muchhal
Family
Parents	Father- Shrinivas Mandhana (Former district-level cricketer, Chemical distributor) Mother- Smita Mandhana (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Sharavan Mandhana (Former district-level cricketer, Banker)
Favourites
Cricketer	Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar
Footballer	Cristiano Ronaldo
Food	Bhel puri, Aloo paratha, Meethi Bhel of Sangli,
Actor	Hrithik Roshan
Film	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), 3 Idiots (2009)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Range Rover Evoque, Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire, Audi, BMW
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) [2]The Financial Express	• BCCI Contract: Rs. 50 Lakhs per year (Grade A contract) (as of 2023) • ODI fee: Rs. 6 lakh • T20I fee: Rs. 3 lakh • Test fee: Rs. 15 lakh • WPL fee: Rs 3.4 crore per season (as of 2024)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 32 crore (as of 2024) [3]The Financial Express

Some Lesser Known Facts About Smriti Mandhana

• She belongs to a family of cricketers. His father and brother played district-level cricket for Sangli. She made up her mind to be a cricketer after watching her brother play at the Maharashtra state Under-16 tournaments. Shravan, her brother, still bowls her in the nets.

• Mandhana was just 9 when she was selected to play for Maharashtra’s Under-15 team at district level.
  

  Smriti Mandhana’s childhood photo while playing cricket in her room

• Besides cricket, Smriti loves to watch football and tennis. Smriti is an avid fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Maharashtra’s Under-19 Cricket team picked her up in 2007 to play for them when she was just 11.

• At 15, Smriti wanted to pursue science further but her mother stopped her from doing so, saying that she would not be able to handle both things together.

• Smriti was 16 years old when she made her international debut in 2013 against Bangladesh.

• Smriti scored a half-century on her test debut against England in 2014.

• In September 2016, she became one of the first two Indians to be signed to play in the Women’s Big Bash League after Brisbane Heat signed her up for the then edition of the tournament. Harmanpreet Kaur is the other one.

• In 2016, Smriti scored her maiden international century against Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart in an ODI match. She scored 102 runs in 109 balls.

• Smriti was selected in the 2016 ICC Women’s Team of the Year.

• Smriti loves to play BGMI in her free time.

• Smriti once said that she would have become a chef if she had not become a cricketer. She also owns a cafe in her hometown, Sangli, named SM 18 Sports Café opened in 2019.
  

  Photo of Smriti Mandhana and her brother at her cafe

• In February 2019, Smriti scored the fastest T20I half-century by an Indian batter. She scored the half-century in 24 balls.

• In February 2019, Smriti achieved the status of No. 1 batter in the ICC women’s ODI rankings.

• Smriti and Palash’s love story started when Palash proposed to Smriti in front of his sister and dedicated a romantic song to her.

• Smriti and his brother Shravan both are right-handed but due to their father’s fascination for left-handed batters, they opted to become left-handed batters too.

• Smriti took 49 innings to score 1000 runs in T20I cricket making her the 3rd quickest Indian to achieve this feat.

• Smriti endorses various brands like SBI, The Leela, Hyundai, Dairy Milk, Maggi, Tata Tea Gold, Herbal Life, and A23 Rummy.
  

  Smriti Mandhana in a Hyundai ad commercial

• Smriti was India’s top scorer in the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup with 327 runs from 7 matches.

• Smriti was part of the India team that won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
  

  Smriti Mandhana posing with the Commonwealth Games silver medal

• In February 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought her in the inaugural WPL auction for Rs. 3.4 crore, the highest bid for a player in that auction. ^[4]Mint

• Smriti was the vice-captain of the India team that won the Gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.

• Smriti guided her team Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the WPL title in 2024.
  

  Smriti Mandhana posing with the WPL trophy during the celebrations