India women’s team cricketer Smriti Mandhana was yesterday nominated for the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year-2021 award. With 855 runs in 22 internationals, at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries,
the year gone by has seen the 25-year-old Mandhana touch new heights.
Besides Mandhana, the other three cricketers - England’s Tammy Beaumont, Australia’s Lizelle Lee and Ireland’s Gaby Lewis also figure in the list.