Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal engaged: The DY Patil Stadium has seen many magical cricket moments, but this one wasn’t about a trophy. It was about love. Days after India lifted the Women’s World Cup there, the floodlights shone on a different kind of celebration. Smriti Mandhana, still blindfolded from a playful surprise, was gently guided to the middle of the pitch and when she opened her eyes, she found singer-composer Palash Muchhal kneeling with a ring, waiting for her answer.

And just like that, the stadium where she scripted cricketing glory also became the place where she said yes to a new innings of life.

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The dreamy proposal at the stadium

The moment was straight out of a movie. Smriti walked onto the pitch thinking it was a fun team activity only to find P

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