New Delhi: Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Sunday ended weeks of speculation surrounding her personal life, confirming that her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been "called off". The star batter has urged fans and the media to respect the privacy of both families.

Mandhana, one of India's most prominent women cricketers, issued her first public statement on social media after rumours about her personal life had intensified over the past month.

"I need to clarify that the wedding is called off. I would like to close this matter here and implore all of you to do the same," she wrote.

She was supposed to marry Muchhal on November 23 but the wedding was postponed after Mandhana’s father, Shriniwas had to be hospitalised due to a heart ailment.

"Over the p

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