Smriti Mandhana Quotes

Smriti Mandhana

Profession : Cricketer

Birth : July 18, 1996

Failure teaches you a lot more than success.

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I was not keen on fitness before injury and now I am very keen on fitness.

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First I wanted number seven since my roll number in school was seven. But, someone was already wearing jersey number seven. Then a BCCI manager said I should take 18 since my birthday is on 18 July. At that time, I didn't know that Virat Kohli also wears number 18.

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I am a big movie buff. So, I make sure I watch two-three movies a week, not many because I don't want to get addicted.

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Every time I enter the field, it's like, 'Smriti, you have to score.' And I love that responsibility.

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I am professional. If I am on the field, I am 100 per cent focused on that. Off the field, I switch off.

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The other thing I like is spending time with my family. I keep helping mom with cooking. I guess washing utensils has become part of my daily routine and I love troubling my brother as well. It's my favourite pastime.

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Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.

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Whenever we have some time to ourselves I prefer to go back to my room and hit the bed. Even while travelling on a bus, I put on my sleeping hood and take a nap.

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You never know what your best is. I can't limit myself to a 60 and say it is my best. If I can chase any total and if I win matches for India, then only it would be my best.

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My dad and brother, are my favourite people to go for with on long drives. The Sangli roads are quite empty and perfect for long drives.

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I followed in my brother's footsteps. I used to wake up at 5 a.m, and wait for him to complete his cricket practice just so I could play the 10-15 balls pitched to me at the end.

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I'm mostly a quiet person by nature and don't like letting my emotions come out on the field.

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When the team is doing well, individual performances don't count.

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I chose cricket as my career when I was 15 or 16 when I scored a century for Maharashtra.

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More than my dream it was my family's dream that I play for India and they always supported me.

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I used to feel like not scoring runs is the worst thing in life but I started thinking: 'No, at least I'm getting to go out on the field wearing the Indian jersey.' Not many get to do that. I am lucky. Now, if I get runs or don't get runs, I'm just going out there trying to enjoy my cricket.

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I love sleeping, I can sleep for 15 hours a day.

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I am in a frame where I want to enjoy cricket. Of course, I think about my game: how I got out, what I could have done better. But that I think for half-an-hour and that's enough.

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Responsibility makes a player better. I was made the captain of Maharashtra senior team when I was 16 or 17. I know how to take the team forward. I had been through the responsibilities.

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