Why 'abp maza live' Trended in India: Smriti Mandhana's Captaincy and Dharashiv's Rajhans Experiment

The search term abp maza live appeared on Google Trends India on 8 October 2026, with roughly 200 searches and about 50% growth over the previous 24 hours, according to Google Trends. The related keyword attached to the trend was स्मृती मंधाना (Smriti Mandhana), pointing to the biggest driver of the spike: the announcement that the Sangli-born batter would lead the Indian women's cricket team. A second Maharashtra story — a water-saving dairy experiment in drought-hit Dharashiv covered by ABP Majha — also aired on the channel around the same time, giving viewers another reason to look for its live stream.

Smriti Mandhana takes over as India women's captain

Harmanpreet Kaur announced on the morning of 6 October 2026, via an emotional Instagram post, that she was stepping down as captain across all formats. The BCCI then officially named Smriti Mandhana as her successor, as reported by Maharashtra Times. Note that the resignation was dated 6 October; the exact date of the BCCI's own announcement was reported as following soon after, so the two should not be treated as the same event.

Mandhana was widely seen as the natural choice. She had already been groomed for the role as vice-captain and had led the side in Harmanpreet's absence. Her leadership record includes:

• Captaining India in 18 T20 internationals and 4 ODIs before this appointment.
• Leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to two Women's Premier League titles.
• Serving as the team's official deputy and on-field representative when Kaur was unavailable.

In her first reaction, Mandhana called the captaincy a matter of honour, thanked the BCCI, the selection committee and her teammates, and acknowledged Harmanpreet Kaur's years of contribution at the helm. For Maharashtra audiences — Mandhana is from Sangli — the story had a strong local-pride angle, which helps explain why Marathi news searches surged.

The 'Rajhans' dairy experiment in Dharashiv

The second story came from Bhum in Dharashiv district, where ABP Majha reported on khawa businessman Vinod Jogdand's experiment, named 'Rajhans'. Traditionally, khawa is made by heating milk for hours so its water content evaporates as steam — wasting both water and the fuel or electricity used for prolonged heating. Jogdand's approach separates the water from the milk before heating.

According to the businessman's own claim, his unit processes about 10,000 litres of milk daily and extracts roughly 5,000 litres of water, which he says is reused as drinking water rather than discarded. Because less water needs to be boiled off, the heating time — and therefore energy consumption — also falls. In a district where the water crisis worsens every year, the idea of saving every litre resonated strongly with viewers.

What to keep in mind

Two cautions apply. First, the 5,000-litre figure is Jogdand's assertion as reported by the channel; it has not been validated by an independent scientific audit. Second, Google Trends confirms only that people searched for 'abp maza live' — about 200 searches is a modest signal, not mass traffic — and it does not verify the underlying news claims. Readers wanting confirmation should check the BCCI's official communications for the captaincy and look for any technical evaluation of the Rajhans process.