“I am scared to sleep alone” – Star India opener makes a huge revelation about her fear

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana made a huge revelation about her fear. She revealed that she was scared to sleep alone. Smriti was part of the Indian team that won the World Cup 2025. Ad She revealed that she needed someone with her in her room to get sound sleep. Smriti would often get hold of her India teammate and close friend Jemimah Rodrigues. “I am scared to sleep alone. I need someone in the room. Even on tour I manage to get someone. I try to grab someone. I have good friends. Jemmi gets very scared. But yeah, I need nice sound sleep,” she said on ‘The Long Off Show’. Ad Trending Smriti also revealed what she would do on bad days and her mindset to make a strong comeback. She stated that she would set harder goals for herself than being negative. The left-hander expressed how it felt when India were knocked out of the 2024 T20 World Cup in the group stage. “When bad days come I like to write a lot. The moment I start thinking how to get better, the point I fail, it fades away. I set a bigger or harder goal than thinking bad. I think what is my plan of action ahead. The 2024 World Cup was a very big setback. Before that I was in he form of my life. We could not qualify. Everyone was extremely quiet.” Ad She made up in the World Cup 2025, ending as India’s highest run-getter. Smriti made 434 runs from nine matches with a century and a half-century. She delivered on the big stage in a crucial tournament as India won their maiden ICC trophy in Women’s cricket. Smriti Mandhana reveals advice from ex-India star before World Cup 2025 Smriti Mandhana revealed an advice she received from ex-India star Yuvraj Singh before the World Cup 2025. Yuvraj Singh asked her and the team not to play the tournament with the expectations in mind, but rather only play the match as a normal game of cricket. Ad “I was at an event where Yuvraj Singh was also there. He said dont play by the expectations, just play the game. I really liked what he said. It is not just expectations from people but even expectations that we have from ourselves as players. You start thinking of doing a lot when the World Cup comes. When you just do the job and leave, then the magic happens,” she said. Ad Further, when asked about three names she had the best conversation with or learnt the most from. Smriti named Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara, Australia star Meg Lanning, and former skipper MS Dhoni. She revealed that she even idolised Sangakkara growing up, being a left-handed batter herself. “Sangakkara Sir was my idol growing up. Whenever I speak to him I have amazing conversations around batting. I was feeling out of touch with my batting. I texted him and he was very happy to help. I had a good 20-30 minute chat with him. One is him. Second is Meg Lanning. I remember watching her batting and thinking I need to bat like that. I wanted to dominate how she dominated. The third person is Dhoni. I remember doing a shoot with him. We were on bike for the shoot and he was on another bike. On the bike I was asking him questions.” NOTE: ‘This interview was recorded before Smriti Mandhana’s father was hospitalized’ × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Looking for fast live cricket scores? Download CricRocket and get fast score updates, top-notch commentary in-depth match stats & much more! 🚀☄️ Edited by Rishab Vm.
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