History is created !! Smriti Mandhana is not just a name now. She is not just a “female cricketer” now. She has become a brand.

With her incredible century, Indian women’s team regained confidence and is now in a position of strength….Well, what happens at the end is a different story but hers will surely be an innings that will be remembered for a long time to come, going down in the history books, and probably an inspiration to several other young women to take up the sport in the country.

Meanwhile, the only prolific Sports Advisor, Astro Strategist and Business Astrologer does a SWOT analysis here…

Strengths of Smriti Mandhana

Smriti was born on 18 July 1996 (currently in her 26th year), with the combination of Mars, Jupiter, and Venus. These favourably-placed planets further give her the strength to achieve her goals. Also, the combo of Moon and Mars enhances her performance on the field.

Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian Woman to slam a pink-ball Test century in the ongoing one-off Test against Australia.

Yes, you heard that right.
Unbelievable, isn’t it…
Incredible feat, indeed.

The cricketing star became the first Indian woman to score a Test hundred in pink-ball cricket, with her maiden hundred in the format against Australia in the ongoing one-off Test at the Carrara Oval on Friday.

Confidence and Morale. That’s her strength.

That’s the reason, from Sachin Tendulkar to Wasim Jaffer, cricket stars are singing praises as Smriti Mandhana created history.

The classy left hander has shown her prowess in white-ball cricket and the world is well aware of her capabilities in the limited over formats, as well.

Weaknesses of Smriti Mandhana

The only weakness probably is an injury scare for her. Looking at her game, Hirav Shah feels so…

Hirav Shah Says- Smriti is intelligent, she can reassess her game, identify her shortcomings and come back even stronger and like nobody else in the world.

Opportunities for Smriti Mandhana

Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped)
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
It is the discipline to do what we need that allows us the opportunities we want“- Quotes Hirav Shah.

Meanwhile, with less opportunities, one must well know how to grab them and make the most of the chances, because they are difficult to come by.“- Opines Hirav Shah.

Indian women’s squad, playing their first ever pink-ball Test is a glorious moment in itself, and the onus was, or rather is, on these girls to make the occasion even historic.

More often than not, the batting star has everytime risen to the occasion and proved time and again that, this is the place where she genuinely and much deservingly belongs.

Threats for Smriti Mandhana

Threats are actually not literally “threats”. There is actually pressure or burden on her.

She has more responsibilities now, since she is a role model, a bigger role model now.

Yes, her opponents are her threats and that’s obvious, but more important is she should not let these success feats get onto her head, because overconfidence can spoil anything and everything…

Final Thoughts

Smriti also got past England Women’s cricketer Molly Hide’s record for the highest Individual score in a Test match by a visiting batter in Australia. Molly had scored 124 runs way back in 1949. Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 deliveries. Her brilliant innings was laced with 22 fours and a six.

Achieving multiple feats with this historic century, the swashbuckling batter is now the highest individual scorer across formats against Australia (by an Indian Woman). She has the highest score of 102 in the One-day format, 66 in T20Is and now 127 in Test match cricket.

The balance in her mind, the balance in her thoughts will do the needful, most of the times- Of course coupled with her hard work, dedication and focus.

While signing off, Famed Sports Advisor Hirav Shah says- ” the best take-away from Smriti could be, she is a balanced-minded Cricketer, a very chilled-out character, who doesn’t talk cricket too much and doesn’t overdo things on the field “.

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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons