Royal Challengers Bangalore won the Women’s Premier League Cricket Championship for the first time. This title ended RCB’s title drought. After this historic title, captain Smriti Mandhana said, ‘It is wrong to compare me with Virat Kohli. It would be wrong to underestimate Virat’s performance for the RCB team.
The RCB team has been waiting for the title in the IPL tournament for the last 16 years. However, RCB Women’s team ended their trophy drought by winning the Women’s Premier League in the second season. After this title, Smriti Mandhan’s team began to be compared with the performance of RCB’s men’s team.
Virat Kohli has held the captaincy of the RCB team for almost 10 years. However, the RCB team has not been able to win the IPL trophy in this decade. In this background, Smriti Mandhana said, ‘Winning a trophy is a different thing. But what Virat has achieved for the country is remarkable. So given the stage I’m at in my career and what he’s achieved, I don’t think the comparison is fair. Because what Virat has achieved is unparalleled. Virat is an inspirational person. We all respect him.’
Smriti Mandhana and Virat Kohli both wear the number 18 jersey. Smriti said that it is not fair to compare the two on this basis. Smriti said, “I will not compare jersey number 18. Jersey number is a personal choice. My birthday is on the 18th and my jersey number is 18. It doesn’t reflect how he plays and how I play.’
