Indian batter Smriti Mandhana named ICC Women's Cricketer of 2021

Indian batter Smriti Mandhana has been named ICC Women's Cricketer of 2021. In the limited-overs series against South Africa, the batter played a key role in 2/8 matches India won. The batter played a sublime innings of 78 in the first innings of the one-off Test against England that ended in a draw. Smriti Mandhana was also in good touch in the series against Australia, scoring 86 in the second ODI. The batter compiled a brilliant century in the first test match of her career.