Smriti Mandhana, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, sketched a humorous Virat Kohli picture while playing ‘Pictionary’ on the RCB podcast, which was posted on YouTube on Wednesday, February 28.
Mandhana was expected to draw Kohli in a head-to-head matchup. She offered a hint to his competition, Mr. Nags (Danish Sait), the presenter-turned-comedian, by sketching a crown, but when he couldn’t guess the answer, she sketched a cartoon figure.
When asked about the beard, she said she created it to complete the character’s image. The two then posed with the artwork, leaving Mandhana in splits. Mandhana apologized to Virat Kohli and Nags for her artistic abilities. She said:
“Sorry! [chuckles]”
Mr. Nags replied:
“No, it’s nice [chuckles].”
Watch the video below:
In the same video, Smriti Mandhana was surprised to learn that mice (‘elee’ in Kannada), fries, peri-peri powder, and football were the indications for Ellyse Perry.
Smriti Mandhana leads RCBW to second consecutive victory in WPL 2024
Smriti Mandhana has turned things around in the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, leading RCBW to two-run victories over the UP Warriorz Women (UPW) and the Gujarat Giants Women (GGW) by eight wickets, respectively.
Shobana Asha took five wickets (5/22) against UPW, while Richa Ghosh (62 off 37 balls) and Sabbhineni Meghana (53 off 44 deliveries) both struck half-centuries.
Sophie Molineux (3/25) bowled well in the second game, while Mandhana hit a quickfire 43 off 27 against Gujarat, including one six and eight boundaries.
With successive victories, RCBW has risen to the top of the points table, despite having identical points with defending champions Mumbai Indians Women (MIW) thanks to a greater net run rate.
Mandhana recently thanked the support personnel and club management for the turnaround, having only winning eight games previous year. She recently informed Jio Cinema:
“A lot of work has gone in the last year on what kind of team we need. Thank the support staff and the management for this.”
The RCBW will play the Delhi Capitals Women (DCW) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, February 29.