Smriti Mandhana's Instagram wedding posts go missing after father's hospitalisation; fans worried

Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana's Instagram account no longer has pictures/reels related to her much-anticipated wedding with filmmaker and music composer Palash Muchhal.

This comes after the star batter's father, Shrinivas Mandhana, suddenly suffered chest pain on Sunday, just hours ahead of the wedding at Sangli.

"As you know, Smriti is very close to her father. So, Smriti Mandhana has decided that until he gets well, the marriage will be indefinitely postponed," explained her manager, Tuhin Mishra.

Following the disappearance of her wedding and engagement-related posts on her Instagram page—including a viral reel in which she and her teammates were seen dancing to the song 'Samjho Ho Gaya' after her engagement—fans have speculated whether the posts were actually removed, or just hidden for the time being.

A screengrab from the cricketer's engagement reel | IG

According to Dr Naman Shah, the Director of the Sarvhit Hospital, Shrinivas' "heart attack-like symptoms", called an 'angina' in medical terms, were caused by stress brought on due to a variety of reasons.

"We found out in ECG, other reports, that cardiac enzymes are elevated, hence we need to keep him in observation. BP is also elevated. The whole team is monitoring. If situation exacerbates, we will have to do angiography ... Smriti is in contact with us, hopefully he will be stable by tomorrow," Dr Shah had said.

What netizens are saying

"This is so disheartening. I hope he gets well soon and there is joy all around as it should be," a Redditor wrote.

"Get well soon uncle.. smrithi is waiting for you," an X user wrote.

"I don't understand why people got upset when I said that Nazar is real and that heart problems, especially, tend to come when you least expect them. It's true and heartbreaking. I hope he gets better soon," another Redditor pointed out.