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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Women’s cricket | Andhra batter Meghana making her return count in style

Women’s cricket | Andhra batter Meghana making her return count in style

India’s S. Meghana during game three in the One-Day International series against New Zealand at the John Davies Oval on February 18, 2022, in Queenstown, New Zealand. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The wait had been long for S. Meghana. More than five years, actually. She was 20 when she made her India debut. After […]

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The time is perfect for the launch of Women’s Indian Premier League

The time is perfect for the launch of Women’s Indian Premier League

Players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have huge following and the Women’s IPL should bring in new fans Players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have huge following and the Women’s IPL should bring in new fans On the day the BCCI finally decided to conduct the Women’s IPL at […]

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Women’s IPL set to take place in March 2023 with 5 teams, maximum 5 overseas players in playing XI

Women’s IPL set to take place in March 2023 with 5 teams, maximum 5 overseas players in playing XI

The much-awaited inaugural edition of Women’s IPL will have five teams and is set to take place in March 2023 before the start of men’s IPL. As per a BCCI note accessed by PTI, the tournament will feature 20 league games with teams to play each other twice. The table toppers will get a direct […]

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IPL to return to home-away format in 2023: Ganguly

IPL to return to home-away format in 2023: Ganguly

In 2023, the BCCI will conduct a full-fledged domestic season for the first time since 2020, and is also working to host the inaugural edition of the Women’s IPL In 2023, the BCCI will conduct a full-fledged domestic season for the first time since 2020, and is also working to host the inaugural edition of […]

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Morning Digest | Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York;  India tells China to not alter the status quo around Taiwan, and more

Morning Digest | Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; India tells China to not alter the status quo around Taiwan, and more

Salman Rushdie stabbed in the neck at New York lecture event Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. […]

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Inaugural edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023

Inaugural edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023

The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue and a March window has been found for the tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue and a March window has been found for the tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. The much-awaited Women’s […]

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