Smriti Mandhana: India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana is currently in England and is participating in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. India gave a crushing defeat to Pakistan in its very first match. Smriti Mandhana played an important role in India’s victory in this high-voltage match. He played a brilliant inning of 68 runs in 44 balls. Now Team India will face Netherlands in its second match on June 17. Before this match, big news has come for Smriti Mandhana’s fans.
The only Indian included in the list
In fact, Smriti Mandhana has been included in the list of 100 most influential sportspersons by the famous TIME magazine. She is the only Indian player to be included in this special list. TIME’s 100 Most Influential Sportspeople 2026 list includes athletes, coaches and investors who are making significant contributions to sports.
This list includes American basketball legend LeBron James as well as big names like football legend Lionel Messi, Chinese-American skier Aileen Gu, tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, basketball player Victor Wembanyama and famous golfer Rory McIlroy. Veteran Cristiano Ronaldo, South African captain Temba Bavuma, New York Knicks basketball player Jaylen Brunson and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have also been included in this list.
Many big records registered in the name of Mandhana
29 year old Mandhana is an important part of the Indian women’s cricket team and has made many big records in her name. TIME wrote about Mandhana that the Mumbai-born left-handed opening batsman is the first Indian woman to score a double century in a domestic ODI match. She is the first female player to score centuries in all three international formats. She also holds the joint record for scoring the most number of international centuries in women’s cricket with 17 centuries. She is also the first female cricketer to score more than 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year.
TIME magazine further praised Mandhana and said that Mandhana is most proud of the successes she has achieved with the team. She led Royal Challengers Bangalore to Women’s Premier League titles in 2024 and 2026 and was also the vice-captain of the Indian team that won the ICC Women’s World Cup last year. She was also the second highest run scorer in the tournament.
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