Overview
- The India vice-captain received the honour at the 2026 BCCI Naman Awards, marking her second consecutive year with the award.
- Mandhana reflected in a BCCI video that the World Cup win mattered most, even as she delivered a prolific 2024–25 with about 1,800 runs and seven centuries.
- She was India’s leading scorer at the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup with 434 runs at an average above 54 and a strike rate near 100.
- Mandhana praised the Women’s Premier League and Jay Shah’s leadership for changes such as improved facilities, deeper support staff and moves toward equal match fees.
- Fresh off captaining RCB to a second WPL title and winning the Orange Cap with 377 runs, she is preparing for India’s five-match T20I series in South Africa starting April 17 in Durban.