Indian batter Smriti Mandhana sent a touching letter to a little fan in Kashmir. Filmmaker Kabir Khan shared photos from his recent visit to the area, where he met a young girl in Aru Valley who claimed to be a huge fan of the Indian celebrity. Mandhana, who will play in India's five-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka beginning on December 21, later saw the tweet and replied with a cute message that went viral on social media.

Kabir Khan wrote, "Walking with my camera in Kashmir always rewards me with magical moments. Like this little girl in Aru who wanted me to tell Smriti Mandhana that she is her favourite player. I hope Smriti gets to see this post. Or the boys whose playground has a mountain stream as the boundary. If you hit a 6 the ball will flow all the way down the valley into the Jhelum river."

Mandhana is set to make history by becoming the first Indian batter to reach 4,000 runs in Women's T20Is. On Sunday in Visakhapatnam, she will have the chance to play against Chamari Athapaththu's Sri Lanka in the series opener.

Suzie Bates, a veteran from New Zealand, was the first player to accomplish the milestone. With 3,982 runs from 153 games at an average of 29.93 and a strike rate of 123.97, Mandhana is just eighteen runs short. She has one century and thirty-one half-centuries under her belt.

Mandhana had a fantastic Women's World Cup campaign and was crucial to India's victory over South Africa in the championship match. The left-hander broke Mithali Raj's record of 409 runs in a single Women's ODI World Cup by amassing 434 runs at an average of 54.25 in nine games.

She made crucial contributions, including 45 in the final, and scored a century against New Zealand. Mandhana was crucial to India's victory and was second on the tournament run charts.

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