Smriti Mandhana named ‘ICC Women’s Cricketer 2021’; Here’s a look at her achievements so far

Jan 24, 2022 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: BCCL

The 25-year old player, who is an opening batter of the Indian squad,...

...today, was declared as ‘ICC Women’s Cricketer 2021’. Credit: BCCL

She had won the same Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy previously as well in December 2018.

She has become the second player, after Australia’s all-rounder Ellyse Perry,...

...to win the highest individual distinction twice in the women’s category. Credit: BCCL

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in 2018, named her as the ‘Best Women's International Cricketer'

She was the only Indian player to be named in the ‘ICC Women’s Team of the Year’ in 2016.

The opening batter of India was also conferred with Arjuna Award,...

...which is the second-highest award for outstanding performance in sports and games, in July 2019. Credit: BCCL

She achieved her first breakthrough in 2013,...

...when she became the first Indian woman to score a double-hundred in a one-day match playing for Maharashtra against Gujarat in the West Zone Under-19 Tournament. Credit: BCCL

Mandhana, who started her international career in 2013, has scored four 100s...

...and eighteen 50s in One Day Internationals and twelve 50s in T20 Internationals Credit: BCCL

In March 2018, she broke her own record of scoring the fastest...

...fifty in just 25 balls in Women’s T20 Internationals. Credit: BCCL

IPL 2022: These are the foreign players who are retained by the teams ahead of the auction