Star all-rounder picks between Smriti Mandhana and Virat Kohli after India's World Cup 2025 triumph

Smriti Mandhana and Virat Kohli (Image Credits: Getty)
Smriti Mandhana and Virat Kohli (Image Credits: Getty)

Star all-rounder Sneh Rana picked between superstars Smriti Mandhana and Virat Kohli after India's World Cup 2025 triumph. The Women in Blue won their maiden ICC title by beating South Africa in the Women's World Cup 2025 final.

Ad

Post their historic win, Sneh Rana was asked to choose her favorite cricketer between Smriti and Kohli. She went with her India teammate and vice-captain Smriti over Virat Kohli. (via Filmygyaan Podcast)

youtube-cover
Ad

Smriti played a huge role in India's victory at the Women's World Cup 2025. She was the second-highest run-getter in the tournament. The left-hander scored 434 runs from nine matches at an average of 54.25 with a hundred and two half-centuries.

Sneh Rana also made a key contribution. She scored 99 runs from five innings at an average of 49.50 and a strike-rate of 113.79. Rana also bagged seven wickets at an economy of 5.67.

Coming to Virat Kohli, the veteran batter featured in India's recently concluded ODI series against Australia Down Under. He scored ducks in the first two games but redeemed himself with an unbeaten 74 in the final match.

Ad

Sneh Rana compares players from Women's team to Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni

In the same Filmygyaan Podcast, Sneh Rana was asked to pick players from the Women's team who she could associate with certain qualities of players from the Indian Men's team.

When asked who was as aggressive in the team as Virat Kohli, she named skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. Harmanpreet joined an elite list including Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni as the only three Indian captains to win an ODI World Cup.

Ad

She was not only exceptional as captain but also led from the front with the bat. Harmanpreet scored 260 runs from eight innings at an average of 32.50 with two half-centuries.

When asked about the one player who was as calm as Dhoni, Sneh Rana named herself. The 31-year-old has played four Tests, 44 ODIs, and 29 T20Is for India. She has scored 121 runs from five innings and has bagged 23 wickets in the longest format.

In ODIs, she has 57 wickets with 380 runs from 30 innings. In the shortest format, she has picked up 24 scalps so far.

Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda. Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news

Quick Links

Edited by Rishab Vm
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
down arrow icon
More
bell-icon Manage notifications