The wedding of Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palash Muchhal has been postponed indefinitely.
After the cricketer’s father, Srinivas Mandhana, was hospitalised on Sunday with symptoms indicative of a heart attack. The ceremony was scheduled to take place later in the day in Sangli, Maharashtra.
Dr Naman Shah, Director of Sarvhit Hospital, said Srinivas Mandhana was brought in after experiencing severe left-side chest pain between 1 pm and 1:30 pm. He said the symptoms could be linked to physical and mental stress from the ongoing wedding preparations. Doctors noted mildly elevated cardiac enzymes, prompting continuous ECG monitoring and the possibility of angiography if required. His blood pressure also remained slightly elevated.
Mandhana’s manager, Tuhin Mishra, said the family acted immediately after seeing his condition worsen during breakfast. “We didn’t want to take any risk. He was rushed to the hospital and is now under observation,” Mishra said, adding that Smriti postponed the wedding without hesitation. “We all know how close she is to her father. The marriage will only take place once he recovers.”
The couple’s wedding celebrations had already begun days earlier, with traditional rituals — including Mehendi, Haldi and Sangeet — taking place in the presence of close friends and family. Many of Mandhana’s teammates, such as Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, Shivali Shinde and Richa Ghosh, attended the festivities. A video of Mandhana dancing with teammates during the Haldi ceremony had gone viral, reflecting the joyful spirit leading up to the event.
Mandhana and Muchhal announced their engagement earlier this month in a lively Instagram reel featuring her India teammates dancing to “Samjho Ho Hi Gaya” from Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Muchhal later shared a proposal video filmed at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, where Mandhana was surprised at the centre of the pitch as he went down on one knee.
The engagement followed Mandhana’s standout performance in the Women’s World Cup, where she scored 434 runs in nine innings at an average of 54.25, including a century and two fifties. Her composed 45 in the final played a key role in India’s title-winning campaign.
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