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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: A deep dive into India's dangerous opponents

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: Here's a look at India's schedule and squad for the World Cup alongside a deep dive into its opponents and their key players to watch out for

Women's Cricket World Cup: A glance at history ahead of the 2022 edition

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: Before the Women's World Cup 2022 begins, here is a glance at the history of this mega event. Australia have won the trophy record six times. Find more about it here.

Playing as unit will be key for Team India: Pramila Bhatt on Women's WC

Former India captain Pramila Bhatt has said that playing as a unit will be key for Team India in the upcoming Women's 50-over World Cup

Mandhana still in extended MIQ, misses T20I against NZ

India opener Smriti Mandhana missed the one-off T20 International against New Zealand on Wednesday as she still remained in extended Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ)

Mandhana rises to 5th, Mithali maintains 2nd spot in ICC women ODI rankings

India opener Smriti Mandhana gained two places to rise to fifth while her captain Mithali Raj maintained her second spot among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings on Tuesday

With focus on ODI World Cup, India women begin NZ series with one off T20

The Indian women's cricket team will get to fine tune its ODI World Cup preparations in a six-game limited overs series against hosts New Zealand, beginning with the one off T20 here on Wednesday. The one off T20 is scheduled ahead of the five ODIs starting February 12. Though the team will be looking to win, it will also be approaching the 20-over game to get used to the conditions with the bigger goal for World Cup in mind. To reduce the COVID-19 threat, all games have been moved to the scenic Queenstown. The Indian squad arrived here after completing a 10-day quarantine in Christchurch. ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who won't be playing the T20, said on Tuesday all the six games will be used to figure out their core players who will feature in the ICC event in March-April. "It is a different format. The team will be looking forward to wining the game. Having said that, this T20 will also give a fair idea about the wickets, how the players are coping with an open ground," Raj said in

Smriti Mandhana named ICC women's Cricketer of the Year for 2021

India opener Smriti Mandhana on Monday was named as ICC women's Cricketer of the Year for 2021.

Did not expect no ball on final delivery of game, says Mithali Raj

India skipper Mithali Raj did not expect the veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami to bowl a no-ball in the final delivery of the game as the must-win second ODI slipped out of team's grasp, here on Friday

Mithali Raj becomes highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats

India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards

England Women announce 16-member ODI squad for series against India

England Women have announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against India

Good to have men's team around, girls can gain from them: Mithali Raj

Travelling with Indian men's team will be a good opportunity for inexperienced women players to pick their brains on rigours of Test cricket ahead of the one-off game against England, Mithali Raj said

Not ideal to tour without practice: Women's cricket coach Ramesh Powar

Ramesh Powar said that not being able to practice due to quarantine is not an ideal way to start a tour. The team leaves for an all-format tour of England early on Wednesday

Test match is the real challenge, waiting to play Eng and Aus: Harmanpreet

The last time the Indian women's team played a Test match was in November 2014 against the visiting South African team in Mysore

We are playing for every girl who desires to play this sport: Jemimah

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues penned an emotional note for the women's team as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled the new Test kit for the squad

BCCI rubbishes reports of women players not being paid for 8 months

A report has come in The Telegraph (UK) that the four cricketers who failed to make the cut in the latest contracts 'will not be paid for almost eight months of employment'

Indian women to play maiden pink ball Test during Australia tour this year

The Indian women's cricket team will compete in its maiden day-night Test from September 30 to October 3 when it tours Australia this year

Mithali becomes 1st Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000 int'l runs

Veteran batter Mithali Raj on Friday became the first Indian woman cricketer and second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats

UPCA confirms India-South Africa women series in Lucknow from March 7

The series, comprising five ODIs and three T20Is, will mark the Indian team''s return to competitive cricket after almost 12 months

BCCI withdrawing women's team from England tour not negligence: Rangaswamy

BCCI withdrawing women's national team from a tri-series in England is not a case of neglect, Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy asserted

Brands break gender stereotype as PepsiCo, Hero bring in women cricketers

Brands are turning to women cricketers also as part of a larger shift in the advertising narrative.