Smriti Mandhana is a powerhouse on and off the field and is excited to be playing cricket not only at the national level but also at the club level, as she gets ready to lead the Ratnagiri Jets this year.

Marking the debut of their women's team under the leadership of the Indian cricket star in the inaugural Women's Maharashtra Premier League (WMPL), they will be looking to continue their winning run from the men's league, and with a powerhouse like Mandhana, it is definitely going to be interesting.

With more leagues sprouting every year, it is evident that cricket is a religion in India and the players are considered superstars. In a day and age when social media has evolved, superstar culture is known to exceed platforms making skipper Smriti Mandhana among other female cricketers a known name in the country and the world today. With men's cricket possessing the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and more recently Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, women are not far behind as we have had Anjum Chopra, Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj over the years.