The Great Indian Kapil Show Celebrates Women’s World Cup Win, Smriti Mandhana Missing

The upcoming episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show will celebrate the Indian women’s cricket team’s historic World Cup triumph, featuring most members of the title-winning squad—except vice-captain Smriti Mandhana.

Hosted by Kapil Sharma, the episode brings together captain Harmanpreet Kaur, along with Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Harleen Deol, Radha Yadav, Pratika Rawal, and head coach Amol Mazumdar.

In the promo, Kapil Sharma is seen engaging the players with his trademark humour. He teases Harmanpreet Kaur about her bhangra celebration after the World Cup win, revealing that it was Mandhana who encouraged her to dance. Jemimah Rodrigues adds to the banter, joking that Harmanpreet listens only when Mandhana insists.

The episode also features light-hearted moments involving Pratika Rawal, when Kapil jokingly comments on her injury, drawing laughter from the team and audience. Adding to the comic chaos, Sunil Grover and Krushna Abhishek appear as Karan and Arjun, while Kiku Sharda reprises his popular Filmy Maa character.

Kapil also continues his signature matchmaking humour by asking Renuka Singh about her “ideal boy,” with players sharing amusing anecdotes from their World Cup journey, keeping the celebratory mood intact.

Smriti Mandhana’s absence from the episode has sparked online discussion. While no official explanation has been offered by Mandhana or the show’s producers, social media speculation has linked it to ongoing rumours surrounding her personal life. These claims remain unconfirmed.

Separately, the Netflix-hosted show is facing legal scrutiny. Phonographic Performance Limited has filed a commercial intellectual property suit alleging unauthorised use of copyrighted music in three episodes. The matter is expected to be heard by the Bombay High Court, with the producers yet to issue a formal response.