Watch: Smriti Mandhana celebrates haldi with India teammates ahead of wedding
India opener Smriti Mandhana celebrates her haldi with fellow cricketers before tying the knot. Watch highlights from the pre-wedding festivities.
Indian cricket sensation Smriti Mandhana is ready to celebrate a happy new innings in life by marrying her fiancé and filmmaker-music composer Palash Muchhal. Before the big day, the stylish left-hander enjoyed a cheerful haldi ceremony at her family home, attended by teammates, close friends and family.
It was a joyous celebration with laughter, music and all the magical pre-wedding feeling. Smriti was glowing in a stylish yellow outfit that was on theme with the ceremony. Her teammates Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil and Richa Ghosh joined in the celebrations as they energetically danced and celebrated their friend's happiness. Dhol played in the background as the girls took in every moment, applying turmeric paste, posing for pictures and dancing to the drums.
Ever since Palash Muchhal hosted an awkward proposal for Smriti a few weeks ago at the DY Patil Stadium- which just happens to be the stadium where India won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025- fans have been obsessed with the couple. The video of the proposal went viral online and fans couldn't help but rave about the cute couple.
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Teammates gather with Mandhana for a festive ceremony called haldi as the wedding comes closer
As India’s latest success story in cricketing, Smriti Mandhana led India as the top run-scorer at the 2025 Women’s World Cup. Mandhana scored 434 runs in 9 matches with her standout match scoring a century against New Zealand during a crucial group-stage match. Her calm knock of 45 runs in the final helped India capture their first-ever ICC title in women’s cricket and their first since the 2005-2017 finals where they were close but missed out.
With wedding festivities ongoing, fans and teammates together celebrate an icon of cricket, but also the next stage of her life off the field. With the warmth of love, music and family, Mandhana’s haldi ceremony painted the picture of a moment fitting for one of India’s sporting stars.
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