Book Ezxtract: When cricketer Smriti Mandhana made her first double century, it wasn’t just Rahul Dravid’s bat that gave her wings, but also the blood, sweat, and tears of players such as Diana Edulji and Mithali Raj, who built Indian women’s cricket from the ground up. A new book by Swayam Ganguly covers this glowing legacy

The 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup-winning cricketer shared this picture with her eight lakh followers, and captioned the post: “New ride, same drive”