Top Indian women cricketers Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Renuka Singh Thakur, and Arundhati Reddy visited the revered Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on the occasion of the New Year. Temple authorities accorded them a warm reception. The priests later offered blessings, marking the tour as a spiritual start to the year for the players.