New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra has declared herself as the newest addition to South Africa batter Kayla Reyneke’s fan club, saying the young batting all-rounder has the ability to take women’s cricket to greater heights, where everyone sits up and takes notice of the sport. At the same time, she backed India to find the strategy to handle her threat in the upcoming five-game T20I series starting on April 17 in Durban. Kayla has been the talk of the women’s cricket e…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra said she doesn’t see any rationale behind Anushka Sharma’s call-up for the upcoming five-game series against South Africa, saying an India cap is ‘worth gold’ and must not be handed out hastily. Anjum also noted that left-arm spinner Radha Yadav isn’t a surprise to her as she has failed to cement her place despite repeated opportunities. Right-handed batter Anushka had a memorable maiden Women’s Premier League (WPL) stint thi…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) While the frenzy around IPL 2026 has caught everyone’s attention in India, Harmanpreet Kaur and her team quietly kickstarted their preparations in Durban for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, set to begin on April 17.This series serves as a vital dress rehearsal for India ahead of the tenth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in England from June 12 to July 5. Though India has a bilateral series against England befo…
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, Jan 8 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) appear more competitive heading into the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, but they need to solve dilemmas around their overseas players and opening combination, said former India captain Anjum Chopra.In last year’s mega auction, the Ashleigh Gardner-led GG invested heavily in New Zealand’s veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine at the auction, as well as in acquiring Georgia Wareham, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, and Kim Garth.After finishing at the botto…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Two-time winners Mumbai Indians (MI) remain the team to beat in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL), but will face stronger challenges this season from other sides, said former India captain Anjum Chopra.The Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI are the reigning WPL champions and have won two of the three editions since the tournament’s inception in 2023. “Anybody can challenge. It’s not that MI can’t be challenged. We saw that in season two, also, where they were challenged by RCB…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes Jemimah Rodrigues will discover ‘another side of herself’ when she leads Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, starting in Navi Mumbai on Friday.Jemimah was the vice-captain to Australia’s multiple-time World Cup-winning captain Meg Lanning when DC finished as runners-up in three successive WPL seasons — 2023, 2024, and 2025. But with Meg becoming the skipper of UP Warriorz (UPW), Jemim…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be significantly impacted by star Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry’s withdrawal from the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season due to personal reasons, said former India skipper Anjum Chopra.Ellyse, the second-highest run-scorer in WPL’s history, was retained by RCB for INR 2 crore for the upcoming season. But her withdrawal has meant RCB have a huge gap to fill in their line-up, though they have signed pace-bowling allrounder…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes UP Warriorz (UPW) look like the strongest team ahead of the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL), starting in Navi Mumbai on Friday. At the same time, Anjum cautioned that on-field performance will ultimately determine the winner of the competition on February 5 in Vadodara.Before last year’s mega auction, UPW released all players and retained uncapped Delhi batter Shweta Sehrawat. With a new head coach in Abhishek Nayar, UPW have…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Defending champions Mumbai Indians will begin their Women’s Premier League 2026 campaign with a settled and championship-ready core, with experts identifying the re-signing of Amelia Kerr as a key factor in the franchise’s title defence. The team brought the New Zealand player for 3 crore in the WPL Mega Auction held last year. Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim said Kerr was Mumbai Indians’ primary target at the auction as they looked to rebuild their title-winning …