Smriti Mandhana made her first public appearance since the cancellation of her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal. The couple was supposed to get married on November 23, but Mandhana’s father had to be hospitalized due to health issues.

Then Palash was hospitalized in Mumbai, and as a result, on Sunday (December 7), Mandhana and Muchhal posted on social media that they are calling off the wedding.

Mandhana had played a big role in India’s ICC Women’s World Cup win recently and will be back in action for the Indian team that will play against Sri Lanka in a series starting December 21.

On Wednesday, Mandhana reunited with India captain Harmanpreet Kaur for an event where she talked about her thought process.

"Well, to be fair, I mean, as Harman said, the love for the game, and I don't think I love anything in life more than cricket. So, when you go out to bat or when you go out to represent your country, I don't think any other thoughts are there in the mind. When you put on the Indian jersey, the only thing you want to do is represent India and win the match for the country," Mandhana said at the event, as per PTI.

"And yeah, I mean, the biggest motivation is that when you put on the jersey, and India is written on it. I mean, I always tell everyone that once you put on the jersey, you just keep all your problems aside and just be on the field, because you have a responsibility and you are one among two billion people who are representing your country. And I mean, just the thought of that is enough for you to have that razor-sharp focus and do what you want to do,” she added.

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She was also asked about disagreements within the team.

"Well, I think, firstly, I don't look at it as issues because everyone wants to win the game for the country, and everyone has their own opinion on how we will win the game for the country," Mandhana said.

"But genuinely, if we don't have those discussions or arguments, we aren't winning on the ground. Because if we do not have those sorts of discussions where we are disagreeing about something, that means we are not passionate enough to win the match for the team. So, we definitely do have those sorts of discussions,” he added.