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Smriti, Divya Deshmukh, Preethi Pal and Anjali Bhagwat honoured at the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Awards 2025

New Delhi, Feb 16(UNI) The winners of the sixth edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Awards have been announced, spotlighting India’s trailblazing women athletes for their extraordinary achievements across cricket, shooting, chess, kabbadi and para-athletics.
Smriti Mandhana, Vice-Captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team has been named the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year (ISWOTY) 2025 by a distinguished grand jury comprising Leander Paes, Deepa Malik, and Anju Bobby George.
At 29, the left-handed batter is already among the game’s greats, with the second-highest number of centuries in women’s One Day Internationals and ranking third in total runs scored among current players worldwide.
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