Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has eliminated all wedding-related posts from her social media after her deliberate ceremony with music composer Palash Muchhal was placed on maintain following a sudden well being scare involving her father.
Mandhana’s father was rushed to a hospital in Sangli. after exhibiting signs associated to a potential coronary heart subject. With the household’s fast consideration shifting to his therapy and restoration, the marriage, which was scheduled to happen in her hometown, was postponed indefinitely.
Including to the tense scenario, Muchhal was additionally admitted to a hospital in Sangli the next day. Whereas preliminary reviews sparked concern, his mom, Amita Muchhal, later confirmed that he has since returned to Mumbai and is presently resting as he continues to recuperate. Although transient, the episode additional bolstered the household’s determination to pause all celebrations.
Mandhana, who has largely saved her private life away from the general public highlight, had earlier shared glimpses of her pre-wedding festivities on InstagramTheir engagement moments, celebrations with shut associates and teammates, and snippets of conventional ceremonies have been seen over the previous few days, Nevertheless, these posts have now been faraway from her profile, signaling a transparent shift in priorities from celebration to household care,
The transfer drew fast consideration from followers who had been eagerly following updates concerning the wedding ceremony. However the response on-line has largely been one among empathy and help, with followers sending messages of encouragement somewhat than questioning the choice.
The couple have been attributable to tie the knot in a personal ceremony on Sunday, attended solely by shut family and friends. Festivities had reportedly begun within the days main as much as the marriage, with conventional features such because the Mehendi, Haldi and Sangeet already underway. In a light-hearted nod to Mandhana’s sporting life, a pleasant Bride Group vs Groom Group cricket match was additionally organized as a part of the celebrations.
A number of members of the Indian girls’s cricket crew have been current through the features, together with Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, Shivali Shinde and Richa Ghosh. A brief video of Mandhana dancing together with her teammates through the Haldi ceremony had rapidly gone viral.
The couple had earlier introduced their engagement on social media. Mandhana posted a enjoyable video together with her teammateswhereas Muchhal shared a proposal clip filmed at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium — the identical venue the place India lifted the Ladies’s World Cup.
The marriage was anticipated to comply with intently on the heels of Mandhana’s memorable World Cup marketing campaign, wherein she performed a key position in India’s historic title-winning run. For now, nonetheless, cricket and celebration have taken a backseat to household and restoration.
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