3. Smriti Mandhana:
Smriti Mandhana is fondly known as the ‘Rohit Sharma’ of the women’s team. She has played many crucial knocks for India on big platforms.
The left-hand batswoman is one of the most popular women’s cricketers in India. She grabbed the eyes after her majestic performance in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017.
But she could not repeat her same stunt in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. Though nobody could deny the talent she has with her.
As of now, the 23-year-old has played 2 Tests, 51 ODIs and 75 T20Is. She has featured in the IPL Women’s Challenge and Women’s Big Bash League tournaments.
The hard-hitting batswoman has a grade-A contract with BCCI according to which she earns Rs 50 lakhs.
Smriti also endorses big brands. Her bat sponsor is Hero MotoCorp while she has a tie-up with the energy drink company Red Bull. Recently, she was also signed up for the shoe brand Bata.