IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues share a festive hug. Photograph: Jemimah Rodrigues/Instagram
Star batters Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues shared a heartwarming festive moment as they embraced in the middle of India’s women’s cricket camp during the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Rodrigues shared a photo of the pair wearing Santa hats and festive red and green outfits.
Even amid intense training sessions for the five-match series, which India leads 2-0, Rodrigues took time to spread festive cheer with her teammates.
In another photo, she is seen being lifted by Mandhana and ace pacer Arundhati Reddy, captioning the post: ‘Home away from home.’
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