Smriti Mandhana got angry on being compared with Virat Kohli.
Smriti Mandhana got angry on being compared with Virat Kohli.
Women’s Premier League 2023: The second match of the Women’s Premier League is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bat first. While Delhi captain Mag Lanning scored 72 and Shefali Verma scored 84 to give RCB a good start. Meanwhile, a statement of Mandhana is becoming quite viral, in which she got angry on being compared to Virat Kohli, the world’s greatest player.
Expressing her reaction, Smriti Mandhana said that I do not like to compare myself with Virat Kohli, because what Virat Kohli has achieved so far is amazing. Yes, I hope I can reach that level, but I am nowhere close. Whatever she has achieved for RCB so far, I will try to do the same for the team. Let us tell you that Smriti Mandhana and RCB Men’s team’s former captain Virat Kohli’s jersey number is 18. Both the players are known for their excellent batting. That’s why Mandhana is compared to Kohli.
Virat Kohli announced to make Mandhana the captain
Let us inform that the RCB team included Smriti Mandhana in their team in the Women’s Premier League auction. A few days later, the current captain of the RCB team Faf Duplesey and former captain Virat Kohli had announced the appointment of Smriti Mandhana as the captain. He had said that Hello RCB fans, this is your jersey number-18 has come here to make a special announcement. Leading RCB for a decade has been a very enjoyable and memorable time in my career. A captain is not just the leader of the team, he is the one who creates a tradition for his team and works to carry forward the legacy of the past.
