Pratika Rawal (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: India’s rising batting sensation Pratika Rawal etched her name in the record books by becoming the fastest batter to reach 500 runs in Women’s One Day Internationals, achieving the milestone in just eight innings. With this feat, Rawal has broken the long-standing record held by England great…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mumbai: India will tentatively host the Women’s ODI World Cup in September this year, with the opening ceremony of the global tournament and the first match scheduled for Vizag, while Guwahati will stage its maiden Test match when it hosts the second Test between…
File photo of Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI) Her strokes ooze grace. At the crease, she exudes the type of elegance often associated with a left-hand batter. For over a decade, she’s been a beacon of hope for India’s women’s cricket, blending her craft with class and conviction. Last year, the dismal show in the ICC T20…
Smriti Mandhana (Photo credit: BCCI Women) Smriti Mandhana, the star batter from India, has been nominated for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award, following a remarkable year of batting performance. She is contending for the prestigious award alongside Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Annabel Sutherland (Australia), and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka).Mandhana started 2024…
Deepti Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Off-spinner Deepti Sharma delivered a match-winning performance in the third and final ODI against the West Indies at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to take two six-wicket hauls in one-day internationals. She become only the second women bowlers to achieve the feat after Sune Luus…
Smriti Mandhana. (ANI Photo) Smriti Mandhana has climbed the T20I and ODI batting rankings. The Indian batter now holds the second position in both formats. This follows her impressive performances against the West Indies.The latest ICC rankings update, released Tuesday, reveals Mandhana’s ODI rating of 739. Only South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, with a rating of…