Since the turn of the decade, the Indian women’s team has handed out 29 debuts in One-Day Internationals. Out of this, only six were batters. For an outfit which often finds itself under the scanner for chopping and changing the squad, it has found some sort of stability in its line-up of willow-yielders in the … Read more
There’s great comfort in being the reliable bet when success is largely on autopilot. Ask India, the hot favourite in the recent tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. Harmanpreet & Co. cantered to a series win, after beating Sri Lanka in a final that was headlined by a sublime century from Smriti … Read more
Buoyed by its victory in the Tri-Nation series, India gained eight rating points to narrow the gap with second-placed England in the latest ICC Women’s ODI team rankings released on Wednesday. India now stands at 121 rating points, just six behind England, which has 127. Despite the shuffle below, seven-time world champion Australia remains firmly … Read more
India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday expressed her concerns about her pacers’ frequent tryst with injuries and said the support staff is looking to address it before the ODI World Cup comes calling. Harmanpreet was speaking after India’s title triumph in the Tri-Nation ODI series following its 97-run win over Sri Lanka in … Read more
The Indian women’s team will hope to produce a strong all-round effort against a tricky Sri Lanka and win the ODI Tri-series final here on Sunday. India’s lone defeat in this event came against Sri Lanka, but Harmanpreet Kaur’s side has been the most dominant team, finishing at the top of the points table with … Read more
Pacer Kranti Goud received her maiden India call-up as she replaced the injured Kashvee Gautam in the ongoing women’s ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka. Kashvee, who made her ODI debut in the opening match of the series, suffered an injury during India’s three-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The Gujarat Giants pacer, who picked … Read more
Spinner Sneh Rana grabbed three wickets in a single over for her maiden five-wicket haul in Women’s ODIs while Pratika Rawal excelled with a well-crafted fifty to shape India’s 15-run win over South Africa in the Women’s Tri-series here Tuesday. Rawal continued her rich vein of form with a measured 78 off 91 balls, helping … Read more
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur would like to check the Indian women’s team’s pace-bowling resources, including rookie seamer Kashvee Gautam, when it takes on host Sri Lanka in the opening tri-series match in Colombo on Sunday. The tournament, which has South Africa as the third team, kicks off the Women In Blue’s preparations for the 50-over World Cup which will … Read more
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur would like to check the Indian women’s team’s pace-bowling resources, including rookie seamer Kashvee Gautam, when it takes on host Sri Lanka in the opening tri-series match in Colombo on Sunday. The tournament, which has South Africa as the third team, kicks off the Women In Blue’s preparations for the 50-over World … Read more
The Indian women’s team is set to appoint a new physiotherapist and a strength and conditioning coach, both of whom will be based at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for the next two years. The BCCI has invited applications for both positions which falls under the purview of the Sports Science & Medicine which … Read more