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“Don’t treat me like a victim”, Smriti Mandhana talking about her life
Updated on: 16 September, 2026 11:52 AM IST |Kavya Agarwal
“Don’t treat me like a victim”, Smriti Mandhana talking about her life
Smriti Mandhana is more than the elegant left-hander who has become one of the most recognisable faces of Indian women’s cricket. Behind those charming cover drives and calm presence on the field is a journey filled with pressure, injuries, disappointments and moments when even one of India’s biggest cricket stars had to find the strength to keep going.
Smriti Mandhana recently interacted with an entertainment portal where she talked about her hardships but also asked the listeners to not treat her as a victim. When Smriti was asked whether she easily forgives people, she gave a powerful reply: “I can forgive, but I never forget.” The meaning was clear: she believes in moving forward in life without getting into arguments with anyone, but she never forgets what someone has done to her. She also opened up about a childhood manifestation ritual that began when she was still years away from becoming one of the country’s biggest sporting stars. Her family was living in a rented home, and Mandhana says buying a house for her parents became her “only aim." So she did something that sounds almost too cinematic to be true. She wrote a blank cheque. She visualised herself buying the house, wrote down her ambitions and kept returning to the image of what she wanted her future to look like. Five years later, at 18, she bought a house for her parents. The blank cheque makes for a great headline.
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The World Cup nights that Stayed with her
Smriti Mandhana has also admitted that some of her hardest nights came during World Cups. Asked about the toughest night of her life, she paused before saying it was probably during a World Cup. She chose not to reveal a specific match, making it clear that she wanted to speak about cricket rather than her personal life.
The COVID-19 lockdown was another challenging period. Being confined to one room, watching people lose their lives and constantly worrying about the safety of loved ones made those months particularly difficult for her. Yet, that is perhaps what makes Smriti`s story so compelling. Her journey isn`t about pretending that difficult moments never happened. It is about refusing to let those moments become her identity.
Smriti Mandhana recently interacted with an entertainment portal where she talked about her hardships but also asked the listeners to not treat her as a victim. When Smriti was asked whether she easily forgives people, she gave a powerful reply: “I can forgive, but I never forget.” The meaning was clear: she believes in moving forward in life without getting into arguments with anyone, but she never forgets what someone has done to her. She also opened up about a childhood manifestation ritual that began when she was still years away from becoming one of the country’s biggest sporting stars. Her family was living in a rented home, and Mandhana says buying a house for her parents became her “only aim." So she did something that sounds almost too cinematic to be true. She wrote a blank cheque. She visualised herself buying the house, wrote down her ambitions and kept returning to the image of what she wanted her future to look like. Five years later, at 18, she bought a house for her parents. The blank cheque makes for a great headline.
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The World Cup nights that Stayed with her
Smriti Mandhana has also admitted that some of her hardest nights came during World Cups. Asked about the toughest night of her life, she paused before saying it was probably during a World Cup. She chose not to reveal a specific match, making it clear that she wanted to speak about cricket rather than her personal life.
The COVID-19 lockdown was another challenging period. Being confined to one room, watching people lose their lives and constantly worrying about the safety of loved ones made those months particularly difficult for her. Yet, that is perhaps what makes Smriti`s story so compelling. Her journey isn`t about pretending that difficult moments never happened. It is about refusing to let those moments become her identity.
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Don`t treat me like a victim- Smriti Mandhana
I can forgive, but I never forget- Smriti Mandhana
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