'I don't cry for my real life' - Smriti Mandhana reveals her emotional resilience

Smriti Mandhana on emotional resilience: "I don't cry for my real life"

The India women's opener recently sat down with Raj Shamani on his Figuring Out podcast and went deep on mindset, discipline, and how she handles the tough moments—both on and off the pitch.

Her philosophy is refreshingly pragmatic: dwell on setbacks only if you can extract value from them. Mandhana's view is that obsessing over past errors is dead capital—no ROI, no growth. Players with real ambition move on, not because they're cold, but because they understand crying over mistakes doesn't improve their game.

"I don't relate myself to crying or sadness... I'd have an extremely practical approach to that," she said.

The interesting bit? When she does let go, it's behind closed doors—bathrooms, showers, or in front of just one or two people. And notably, she doesn't break down over her own cricket. She cries over movies (the 'Musafir Cafe' clip got her), not her real life.

She did open up about the hard nights though—World Cup disappointments run deep. The Dubai T20 WC 2024 really stung, and missing the semis in the 2026 edition hurt too. She didn't cry, but the sting was real.

As someone who's treated cricket as an investment market, I respect this. Emotional control is just risk management for your own mind. The best performers don't let variance wreck their decision-making. Mandhana's clearly built different.

Source: Crictracker