After her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal was abruptly postponed, Indian women’s cricket star Smriti Mandhana made her first public appearance — or rather post — on Instagram on Friday. The former celebratory mood has given way to concern and curiosity as fans were quick to notice that her engagement ring was missing.

Her post was part of a paid campaign with a leading toothpaste brand, but what turned heads was not the ad — it was her bare ring finger. Social media erupted with speculation. Some users argued the video might have been shot before the engagement; others read into the absence of the ring as a sign of underlying tension.

One fan commented, “The smile is back, (and the ring is gone) thankyou for this, that’s why Colgate.”

Another user wrote, “Why it feels like sh

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