India, Nov. 23 -- India's World Cup-winning star Smriti Mandhana's wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been postponed indefinitely after her father fell ill and was rushed to a hospital in Sangli on Sunday. The ceremony was originally set for November 23 in her hometown in Maharashtra.

Smriti's manager confirmed that the cricketer chose to defer the wedding owing to a medical emergency in the family, and urged everyone to respect their privacy during this time.

"When Mandhana's father, Sriniwas Mandhana, was having breakfast in the morning, he started feeling unwell. We waited for a while for the condition to improve, but it deteriorated. We did not take any risk and called the ambulance immediately, and he was rushed to the ...