Team India batter Smriti Mandhana recently shared a throwback video of her morning ritual days ahead of leaving for the UK. They will set off for the UK at the start of next month. The tour will kick off with a one-off Test where India take on England in Bristol on June 16. This will be India’s first Test match since November 2014.
Smriti Mandhana should be in line to make the playing XI for India, and it will be just her third Test appearance of her career since she made her international debut in 2013. Ahead of the tour, Mandhana gave a glimpse of her morning ritual as she prepares for the upcoming series.
“Morning rituals at my ground!! #aatmanirbhar #throwback”, Smrit Mandhana wrote in caption while sharing the video.
Self-sufficiency is the way forward 😂#throwback
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Smriti Mandhana was one of just three players who was recently rewarded with a grade A contract by the BCCI. The other women cricketers to be in the top bracket are Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Yadav. They will now earn INR 50 lakhs from BCCI apart from participation fees.
Smriti Mandhana to play for Southern Brave in The Hundred
After India’s tour of England, where they will play one Test, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is, Smriti Mandhana will stay back in the UK to take part in the women’s edition of The Hundred, which begins on July 21. The BCCI has granted her, along with Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, and Jemimah Rodrigues, NOC’s to play in the tournament conducted by the England Cricket Board.
The first of its kind – The Hundred will consist of 100 deliveries with a change of ends taking place at every 10 deliveries. Eight teams are taking part in the women’s edition, and quite a few top overseas stars have joined up to play in the tournament’s inaugural edition.
