Fifties from captain Virat Kohli and Abhinav Mukund helped India stretch their second innings lead to 498 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday. At the close of play, India were 189/3 with Kohli recording his first fifty-plus score in eight innings and unbeaten on 76 while Mukund was out on […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hosted the women’s cricket team and told the players that they made the nation proud like several other “daughters” of the country. The team has returned from London after participating in Women’s World Cup in which India lost to England in the final played last Sunday. Modi had posted a series of tweets before […]
» Read moreAce tennis player Sania Mirza recently lauded the Indian Women’s cricket team and its skipper Mithali Raj for their excellent performance in ICC Women’s World Cup. Terming Mithali an ‘incredible ambassador,’ the 30-year-old told ANI, “Mithali (Raj) has been performing amazingly for many years; she is an incredible ambassador for the game of cricket.” Adding, “I really hope this appreciation […]
» Read moreMithali Raj, whose inspired leadership helped India reach the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup, has been named skipper of the tournament XI announced on Monday. The India skipper led from the front, hitting a century and two half-centuries, with the high point of her leadership being the 36-run victory over six-time champions Australia in the semifinals. India lost […]
» Read moreIndia opener K L Rahul was on Monday ruled out of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka owing to viral fever. The BCCI, in a release, said Rahul is on his way to recovery and has been kept out of the series opener as a precautionary measure. “The BCCI medical team confirms that opening batsman Mr. KL Rahul is […]
» Read moreThe BCCI is planning a grand felicitation for the Indian women’s cricket team, which won a billion hearts despite a heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday. The team is scheduled to return home in batches from Wednesday onwards. The date and venue for the felicitation has not been finalised yet and will be done after […]
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