Smriti Mandhana: The world champion doesn’t deserve gossip and ridicule, but respect and privacy

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• Mandhana stated on social media, announcing the cancellation and requesting privacy. The language of the statement underlined the 2025 ODI World Cup winner’s agony but also despair, not at the cancellation of the wedding, but how she has been hounded over the past few weeks since the wedding was postponed for the first time. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“Over the past few weeks there has been plenty of speculation around my life and I feel it is important for me to speak out at this time.
• I am a very private person and I would like to keep it that way but I need to clarify that the wedding is called off.
• I would like to close this matter here and implore all of you to do the same.
• I request you to please respect the privacy of both families at this time and allow us the space to process and move on at our own pace,” Mandhana wrote on Instagram. More from First Cricket IND vs SA T20Is: Wicketkeeping conundrum, bowling depth and other areas Men in Blue need to focus on in series SKY explains why Gill is preferred over Samson as India’s opener: 'We gave Sanju enough opportunities'“I believe there is a higher purpose driving us all and for me that has always been representing my country at the highest level.
• I hope to continue to play and win trophies for India for as long as possible and that is where my focus will forever be.