New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Indian women’s team and coach Amol Muzumdar cheer for Men in Blue to lift the ICC T20 World Cup at home when the Suryakumar Yadav-led side will cross swords with New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday evening. India are chasing a few firsts in the summit clash, as they are aiming to become the first host team to win the T20 World Cup, the first team to defend the title, and the first to win three T20 World Cup titles.Last November, the Women in Blue secured …
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Brisbane, Feb 23 (IANS) When India take the field for the first ODI against Australia at the Allan Border Field on Tuesday, their blue jersey will have one star as the marker of them winning the ODI World Cup for the first time on home soil last year.Head coach Amol Muzumdar said the small one star carries enormous meaning for a squad still riding the wave of their historic triumph. India come into the game with a 2-1 lead and having bagged the T20I series win in Australia after 10 years.”I mean…
Canberra, Feb 19 (IANS) India head coach Amol Muzumdar hailed skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as “a special player” after she became the most-capped cricketer in women’s international cricket, though her milestone game was marked by a 19-run defeat to Australia in the second T20I at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Thursday.Harmanpreet played her 356th international match and surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (355). Her tally of international games now includes 189 T20Is, 161 ODIs, and six Tests. S…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The High Commission of India in Canberra extended a warm welcome to the Indian women’s team ahead of their second T20I of the three-match series against Australia, hosting the players and support staff at a special reception in Canberra.The Indian contingent, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, attended the gathering organised by the diplomatic mission, which highlighted the strong support extended to the team even while competing overseas. Such engagements often provide …
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) As all five franchises gear up to put their best foot forward in the quest of winning the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL), scores of female fast bowlers in U19 and U23 categories have been busy giving trials in the Delhi-NCR region under the ‘WPL Speed Queen’ initiative. The premise of the initiative by the WPL and BCCI is simple – unearth the hidden female fast‑bowling talent in U-19 and U-23 age groups in India. It began on January 5, with trials in Delhi-NC…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) After India completed a commanding 5-0 T20I series win over Sri Lanka, seam-bowling all-rounder Amanjot Kaur took home the best fielder medal for her exceptional fielding.“I think the best fielder of the series, without a doubt, was Amanjot Kaur,” said head coach Amol Muzumdar in a video shared by the BCCI on their social media accounts on Wednesday, where the all-rounder got the medal and huge cheers from the rest of the Indian team.As India beat Sri Lanka by 15 run…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) India’s wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh spoke about her promotion up the order by head coach Amol Muzumdar in the recently concluded T20I against Sri Lanka, and said that her aim, batting at any position, is to “score runs and provide a good finish for the team.”Smriti Mandhana dazzled with a stunning world record in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday as India beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the fourth T20I, leading the five-match series 4-0. Mandhana and Shafali Verma…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 25 (IANS) Vaishnavi Sharma’s inclusion in the Indian team for the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka was a recognition of her strong domestic performances by the Amita Sharma-led selection committee, head coach Amol Muzumdar said on Thursday.Vaishnavi has made a promising start to her T20I career by picking 2-32 in the second T20I against Sri Lanka after debuting in the series opener in Visakhapatnam, where she conceded only 16 runs in her four overs.“I think she r…
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Dec 25 (IANS) India’s off-spin bowling all-rounder Deepti Sharma is fit and available for selection for the third T20I against Sri Lanka, head coach Amol Muzumdar said on the eve of the match on Thursday.Deepti had missed the second T20I in Visakhapatnam, which India won by seven wickets, due to a mild fever, and the BCCI medical team was closely monitoring her recovery. “Deepti is absolutely fine. She’s available and fit,” said Muzumdar in the pre-match press …
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Indian opener Shafali Verma said her game has been central to her revival as a more assured and compact batter after she accepted flaws in her batting.Verma was awarded the Player of the Match award for guiding India to a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka, scoring an unbeaten knock of 69 off 34 deliveries. Shafali also reflected on the period of inconsistency and technical issues that had earlier cost her a place in the squad ahead of th…