New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Tanuja Kanwar has termed Radha Yadav’s inclusion in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup squad as a ‘big comeback,’ and attributed her selection for the mega event to a ‘massive improvement’ with both bat and ball.Radha last featured in a T20I during India’s tour of England in 2025, where she picked six wickets as the visitors won both white-ball series. She later found a place in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup winning squad. Af…
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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…
Durban, April 16 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday backed young seam-bowling all-rounder Kashvee Gautam to make a significant impact in the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, describing her as a talented player who can do really well for the team. With the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup happening in June, India have opted for a pace-heavy attack to excel in South African conditions. Kashvee is in the line to get a T20I debut after playing ODIs and a Test in Austr…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said living through the change in visibility and recognition of women’s cricket after winning the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup triumph was ‘a great feeling’, adding that she and her team knew change would arrive in the country once they had a big trophy against their name.Since the time India won the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, it had transformed the visibility of women’s cricket in the cou…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the team’s triumph in last year’s home Women’s ODI World Cup has given them the belief to succeed in any showpiece event in the world, adding that preparations were in full swing for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played from June 12 to July 5 in England.Before taking part in the mega event, Harmanpreet will lead India in a five-match T20I series in South Africa from April 17-27, before squaring off against England…
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry and ace pacer Kim Garth have been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against India owing to the quad injuries that they picked up during the third and final T20I in Adelaide on Saturday.Their availability for the Test match will be determined after the ODI series, depending on their rehab progress. Garth underwent scans on Monday and was officially ruled out on Tuesday, with skipper Alyssa Healy confirming during the toss that the t…
Adelaide, Feb 21 (IANS) India’s off-spin bowling all-rounder Shreyanka Patil said dismissing veteran Ellyse Perry in her 350th international appearance was a ‘very special’ moment for her as the visitors sealed a 2-1 T20I series win in the multi-format fixtures against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.Shreyanka took 3-22, including taking out Ellyse, as India defended a competitive 176/6 by restricting Australia to 159/9 and earned a 17-run win to pick two more points. The result…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Veteran England batter Heather Knight said her appointment as women’s General Manager at London Spirit should not be seen as a signal that she is preparing to end her playing career. Heather has missed two of the last four editions of The Hundred due to injury, including last year’s campaign when a hamstring tear forced her into a mentoring role during the team’s run to the title clash.But Heather, who captained England to the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup win, said…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) When auctioneer’s hammer fell in the WPL 2026 mega auction last year, it confirmed Mumbai Indians (MI) bid to successfully re-acquire their off-spin bowling all-rounder Sanskriti Gupta for the upcoming season starting this evening at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Seeing that MI had got her back via a steal at her base price of Rs 20 lakh, Sanskriti’s wish was fulfilled. “I was watching it and a wish was running in my mind that MI should pick me back, so that …
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…