Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another landmark to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.Mandhana entered the final needing just 13 runs to reach…
Nisshin: India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, with Kranti Gaud, centre, and Gunalan Kamalini celebrate (PTI Photo) Nagoya: In the almost three weeks of the Asian Games, the Indian women’s cricket team got a one-week window and three matches to win the title.With cricket still relatively unknown in the region, the players have been able to…
Pakistan fan praises Mohsin Naqvi NEW DELHI: India’s record eighth Women’s Asia Cup title was followed by a trophy presentation that quickly became the biggest talking point of the final — and a video from outside the Dubai International Cricket Stadium has now added another twist to the controversy.A video circulating on social media shows…
Mohsin Naqvi, Devajit Saikia. (Photo/screengrab) The Asia Cup trophy drama continued for the second year in a row after Indian women’s cricket team did not receive the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi following their title win in Dubai on Sunday.Harmanpreet Kaur-led India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win a…
India beat Sri Lanka to clinch Asia Cup title (Image: BCCI) India Women are back on top of Asia. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side produced a commanding all-round performance to beat Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, reclaiming the continental crown and avenging…
Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana (Pic credit: ACC) Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana’s decision to skip the traditional handshake with India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss of the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final has left her own cricket board distancing itself from the gesture.The incident came before Bangladesh’s 40-run defeat to India, with Nigar refusing to…
India are into the finals of Women’s Asia Cup 2026 (Image: IANS) India produced another dominant performance with bat and ball to beat Bangladesh by 40 runs and storm into the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. After posting 149/6 in their 20 overs, India’s bowlers…
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI: Former India captain Diana Edulji feels it’s time to appoint vice-captain and superstar batter Smriti Mandhana as captain of the Indian women’s team “in all three formats of the game.”Mandhana became the leading run-getter in women’s internationals, en route to her hundred (124) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on…
VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games Former India batter and Director of Cricket at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, VVS Laxman, is set to travel with the Indian men’s team to Japan and will take charge as head coach in the absence of Gautam Gambhir for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya…
India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s is a huge opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a victory at the iconic venue would boost the team’s confidence and become a…