Palaash Muchhal

How Social Media Failed Smriti Mandhana—And It Tells A Lot About Us

Smriti Mandhana is one of India’s most decorated cricketers. She is currently regarded as the best batter in women’s cricket, per the Olympics. She owns a record-setting presence in both WODIs and WT20Is. She is the second cricketer to win the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award(twice). The list can go on endlessly. Yet, in a matter of hours, all of this was set aside when social media got flooded with rumours surrounding her paused wedding plans. Everything turned into a spectacle of speculation. We witnessed how discussions transitioned from Smriti's achievements to allege | Click Here...