New Delhi, Nov 5, 2025

India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana got a tattoo of the World Cup trophy on her forearm, with ‘2025’ inked just below it, denoting the year of the team’s historic victory.

Team India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final of the ODI World Cup on Sunday night to win their maiden ICC trophy and to be crowned the new World Champions.

Smriti joined skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, as the Indian skipper also got a tattoo of the trophy on her arm. She also has ‘52’ and ‘2025’ inked around it, with the former denoting the margin of victory.

She shared a picture of the same on her Instagram handle and captioned it, writing, “Forever etched in my skin and my heart. Waited for you since Day 1 and now I will see you every morning and be grateful.”

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