Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

The opening: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) pose with the trophy during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. | […]

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Data | Women’s Premier League is no stroke of luck but a hard-fought win

Data | Women’s Premier League is no stroke of luck but a hard-fought win

WPL begins: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (2L), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (C), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2R) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) gesture during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on March […]

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Kohli’s six off Rauf at T20 World Cup was shot of the year: Sophie Devine

Kohli’s six off Rauf at T20 World Cup was shot of the year: Sophie Devine

India’s Virat Kohli watches as he hits a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Sophie Devine is one of the hardest hitters in women’s cricket and is a fierce competitor, too. There is to her an endearing lighter […]

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Indian players should have been captains in WPL: Anjum Chopra

Indian players should have been captains in WPL: Anjum Chopra

Former Indian women’s cricket captain Anjum Chopra. File | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Former India captain Anjum Chopra is a bit disappointed that most franchises have opted for foreign players in leadership roles in the inaugural WPL, saying capable Indian players should have been handed the responsibility. The Women’s Premier League begins on Saturday with […]

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WPL | Mentor Sania Mirza wants to help RCB youngsters understand mental side of elite sport

WPL | Mentor Sania Mirza wants to help RCB youngsters understand mental side of elite sport

Sania Mirza during the Sportstar Aces award held on February 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Tennis legend Sania Mirza doesn’t know much about cricket but as an elite athlete for the last two decades, she feels she can help Royal Challengers Bangalore women cricketers to deal with the mental aspect of things in […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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Women’s Premier League | Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain

Women’s Premier League | Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain

 Senior India batter Smriti Mandhana. File photo | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Royal Challengers Bangalore have expectedly named senior India batter Smriti Mandhana as their captain for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). The left-handed India vice-captain was signed in the recent auction held in Mumbai for ₹3.40 crore, the highest price for a player […]

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Smriti Mandhana touches career-best ranking points; holds third place in ICC rankings

Smriti Mandhana touches career-best ranking points; holds third place in ICC rankings

Smriti Mandhana during the T20 International series between India and Australia. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India opener Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings for batters released on December 13. The Player of the Match in the […]

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Smriti Mandhana encourages Richa Ghosh to “finish it” during India’s match against Australia

Smriti Mandhana encourages Richa Ghosh to “finish it” during India’s match against Australia

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate their win in the second women’s Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Australia at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on December 11, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Even in her wildest of dreams, Smriti Mandhana did not imagine that she would have to walk out to […]

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