London, July 9 (IANS) Terming it a “very big moment” for women’s cricket, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said walking out for the historic Test match against England at Lord’s, which starts on Friday, will be the fulfilment of a childhood dream. The one-off clash against England will also be the first time Lord’s will host a women’s Test match.”It’s a very big moment for all of us. As a captain and as a player, I’m really looking forward to this opportunity. As kids, we always dr…
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London, July 9 (IANS) A landmark moment awaits women’s cricket when Lord’s stages its first-ever women’s Test, with England hosting India in a one-off four-day contest beginning Friday. The occasion is expected to draw record crowds, with more than 30,000 tickets sold, underlining the growing appeal of the women’s game at one of cricket’s most iconic venues. While history will be made off the field, both teams have plenty to prove on it.England head into the contest looking to bounce back from a…
London, July 8 (IANS) India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the historic one-off Test match against England after sustaining a knee injury while fielding during India A’s second 50-over fixture against England A in Taunton, head coach Amol Muzumdar announced on Wednesday.Right-handed batter Priya Punia has been drafted into the squad as her replacement for the marquee clash, which marks the first-ever women’s Test match to be played at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground starting on Fr…
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Following the call-up of leg-spinner Prema Rawat to the senior national team for the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the BCCI Women’s Selection Committee on Friday announced crucial additions to the India A squads for the upcoming bilateral series against England A. All-rounder Niki Prasad has been drafted into the India A T20 squad, while off-spinner Minnu Mani has been added to the One-Day setup.”The Women’s Selection Committee has made the following additions to …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra has said the shadow women’s ‘A’ tour running alongside the senior team’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in England, coupled with recent Centre of Excellence (CoE) coaching appointments, is a reflection of the BCCI’s systematic planning.Anushka Sharma, who made her T20I debut on the South Africa tour in April, will lead India ‘A’ for the three T20s against England ‘A’. The matches will be played in Northampton on June 20 and …
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has revealed that the decision to bring in Shafali Verma as a late replacement for the injured Pratika Rawal during the 2025 Women’ ODI World Cup was taken in ‘just a 30‑second meeting’, with unanimous backing from the team and the board. Pratika had suffered an ankle injury in the rain‑hit game against Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai, thus ruling her out of the knockout stages. Shafali then came in and smashed 87 while picking two wicket…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Chief selector Amita Sharma admitted that replacing injured seam-bowling all‑rounders Amanjot Kaur and Kashvee Gautam was a difficult task, but stressed that the hopes are still high from the Indian team to perform well at the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played in England from June 12 to July 5.India managed just two wickets in the Power-play in the 4-1 series loss to South Africa, and with the duo unavailable, it means uncapped pacer Nandni Sharma has been giv…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Nandni Sharma has been drafted into India’s squad for the one‑off Test against England at Lord’s, to be played on July 10-13, while wicketkeeper‑batter Yastika Bhatia returned to the side. Yastika, who also got a call-up for three T20Is against England and the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, is replacing Uma Chetry from the Test squad, which played against Australia at Perth earlier this year.Among other changes, Renuka has been declared fit again and has also made a c…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Selection dilemmas will loom large as India prepares to unveil its squad for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai on Saturday eveningThe tenth edition of the mega event in the shortest format will be played in England from June 12 to July 5, where India will aim to win its first title and the squad for it will be announced in a press conference, after the selection committee is done with its meeting.Expectations from the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will…
Perth, March 10 (IANS) India’s young batter Pratika Rawal has spoken about her memorable Test debut after scoring a fighting 63 in the second innings against Australia in the one-off Test at the WACA Stadium on Sunday, saying she tried not to think about the pressure of making her debut in the format. “That’s the beauty of this game, and I think I was not thinking that this was my first Test. Or, you know, I’m debuting for my country, you know, this jersey is something which is very spec…