Ujjain, May 16 (IANS) Members of the Indian women’s cricket team visited the famous Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple on Saturday. They attended the traditional Bhasma Aarti to seek blessings ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next month.The players who visited the iconic temple included captain Harmanpreet Kaur, along with Arundhati Kirkire, Shafali Verma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Goud, Bharti Fulmali, Arundhati Reddy, and Deepti Sharma.After attending the Bhas…
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Dubai, May 14 (IANS) Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt have been named the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month, respectively, following impressive performances in recent international assignments.Rana secured the men’s honour for the first time after playing a pivotal role in Bangladesh’s 2-1 home series victory over New Zealand. The young fast bowler finished the series with eight wickets at an economy rate of 4.46 and was adjudged Player of the…
Amstelveen, May 13 (IANS) Former South Africa cricketer Pierre de Bruyn will take charge as the new coach of the Netherlands women’s cricket team from August 1. He will take over from Neil MacRae, who returns to the Jersey men’s side after the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup takes place in England from June 12 to July 5.De Bruyn played professionally in the South African domestic circuit until 2010, before moving into coaching. He was head coach of English county side Leicestershire in 2016 and …
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Shabnim Ismail says wearing the Protea badge again feels like an “honour” after the veteran fast bowler made a stunning return to South Africa’s squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup nearly three years after announcing her retirement from international cricket.Emotions came flooding back for the 37-year-old pace icon and South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in both the ODIs and T20Is, who was granted her recall as the Proteas prepare for another shot at…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) South African seamer Shabnim Ismail is on the verge of making a dramatic return to international cricket and has reportedly made herself available for selection ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, even as Cricket South Africa unexpectedly postponed the announcement of the national squad at the last minute on Monday.CSA had originally scheduled a live online media briefing for 11 a.m. local time to unveil South Africa’s World Cup squad. However, shortly before the a…
Dubai, May 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu has been richly rewarded for her outstanding recent performances, making notable gains in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings.Athapaththu was named Player of the Series in Sri Lanka’s dominant 3-0 clean sweep over Bangladesh, delivering an all-round performance that underlined her importance to the side. The experienced campaigner scored 115 runs across three innings and also picked up four wickets, showcasing her versatility …
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India pacer Kranti Gaud has asserted that the national team will head into the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a singular, familiar objective: of becoming champions once again. India are yet to win a Women’s T20 World Cup but go into the mega event, to be played from June 12 to July 5 in England, as current ODI World Cup champions.India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, had failed to make it to the knockouts of the last edition in 2024 in the UAE, and their best finis…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground has set a new benchmark for women’s cricket in the UK by breaking the attendance record for a Women’s Test match with 23,207 tickets already sold for the side’s one-off clash against India, to be played from July 10-13.The development comes ahead of 10 weeks still to go before the historic fixture takes place, which will also be the first-ever women’s Test to be played at the iconic venue, fifty years after Rachael Heyhoe Flint f…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Charlotte Edwards believes England are a “very different team” as they head into the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. She supports her team in making a serious title run while preparing to host the event this summer.The former captain, who led England to victory when they hosted and won the first edition in 2009, noted that the current group is eager to replicate that success on home ground. “I think we’re a very different team. We’re coming here to win it. We know …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India will announce their 15-member squad for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday evening at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. The marquee event will be held in England from June 12 to July 5.After the women’s selection committee finalises the squad, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, chief selector Amita Sharma, and BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia will announce the squad in a press conference at 5 pm. In addition to the Women’s T20 World Cup squad, the five-membe…