National Crush Of India 2017: The Indian Government's Favorite Crush The life story of Smriti Mandhana is as follows: Smriti Mandhana is the one who owns the year 2018, since she broke the record for the quickest fifty scored by India in Twenty20. In 2018, the BCCI recognized her as the finest international women's player. In addition, the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award was bestowed to her in recognition of her outstanding achievement in 2018.