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IND W vs ENG W Tests: Shubha, Jemimah help India take control on Day 1

Debutants Shubha Satheesh (69) and Jemimah Rodrigues (68) made fine half-centuries as India's ultra-aggressive approach with the bat took them to a massive 410 for 7 at stumps on Day 1 of their one-off women's Test against England here on Thursday. Playing their first Test in nearly two years, and their maiden red-ball game on home soil in nine years, India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface at the DY Patil Stadium, garnering nearly five runs per over. The 24-year-old Shubha stood tall with a 76-ball 69 studded with 13 boundaries, displaying immaculate footwork and impeccable reading of the line and length to score her runs at a strike rate of nearly 91. Shubha became the 12th India batter to score a fifty on debut, but she could not convert it into a century, which would have made her the first from the country to make a ton in her maiden appearance. She departed when Sophie Ecclestone (1/85) had her caught by Nat Sciver-Brunt. Jemimah too produced a

IND W vs ENG W Test: Shubha's seamless transition to international cricket

From getting dismissed by long-time friend Jemimah Rodrigues on 99 to making Test debut, it has been a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket for Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh who shone with the bat on the first day of India Women's one-off Test against England here on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks or so for the 24-year-old from Mysore, who began playing at the age of 12 without any specific aim of becoming an India cricketer. But the journey, which she terms as a process', took another 12 years before she found herself donning the Indian Test cap. In a span of one week, Shubha has got a call-up from the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Women's Premier League besides making her Test debut. She also became the 12th Indian batter to have scored a fifty on debut. Her innings eventually ended at 69 off 76 balls with the help of 13 fours, an aggressive knock to say the least, but it did not surprise her mentor Rajath Sathish back home in ...

IND W vs ENG W Test: India bank on coach Muzumdar's first-class experience

With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar to get into red-ball mindset ahead of the one-off Test against England. Two years ago, India had played a couple of Tests in England and Australia in June and September with both the four-day games ending in draws. In comparison, England have had a more recent experience of playing red-ball cricket as their last game was against Australia in the Women's Ashes in June this year. Mandhana, who herself has played just four Tests in a decade-long career, feels the presence of Muzumdar, a former domestic player and captain, will be crucial as they prepare for the four-day game starting here on Thursday. "We have an experienced coach in Amol sir. He has played so much of Ranji Trophy cricket and is used to playing a lot of four-day (cricket)," Mandhana told the media here ahead of India's training session. "More than t

WPL 2024 auction: Gujarat Giants grab uncapped Kashvee for Rs 2 crore

Annabel Sutherland became the highest-paid overseas cricketer in the WPL 2024 auction as Delhi Capitals bought her for Rs 2 crore.

India Women's Team: Spinner Saika called for T20Is, batter Shubha for Tests

Left-arm spinner Saika Ishque, who impressed one and all during inaugural edition of Women's Premier League, received her maiden call-up for India as she was named in the three-match WT20I series against England starting December 6 in Mumbai. The T20 squad comprised mostly of those who were part of the Asian Games gold-winning squad in Hangzhou, which is a nice blend of seniors and juniors. At one end there are seasoned campaigners like skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Puja Vastrakar, on the other, the selectors have also included rookies like spinner Mannat Kashyap, batters Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, talented pacer Titas Sadhu to name a few. The Test team doesn't have too many surprises as Sadhu, an heir apparent to Jhulan Goswami, has been included along with Karnataka left-hander Shubha Satheesh, who was rewarded for her gritty batting in National One Dayers. India's squad for 3 T20Is against England

Former Mumbai stalwart Amol Muzumdar appointed head coach of women's team

Former Mumbai captain and domestic doyen Amol Muzumdar was on Wednesday named the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team, an appointment that was on cards for a long time. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape had interviewed the short-listed applicants for the position of head coach a few months back. While it was an open secret that Muzumdar was the favourite for the post, the ratification of his appointment took a long time. "After thorough and thoughtful deliberation, the three-member committee unanimously recommended Mr. Amol Muzumdar to take over the role," the BCCI said in a press release. Former India batter and National Cricket Academy (NCA) staffer Hrishikesh Kanitkar was handling the responsibility on an interim basis after Ramesh Powar shifted to the Bengaluru centre as spin bowling consultant. "I am deeply honoured and privileged to be appointed as the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team.

India women team excited to play cricket at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Indian women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur expressed her happiness at cricket being included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, saying that the team is looking forward to it

TMS Ep533: Credit card, Smriti Mandhana, sugar stocks, Cricket World Cup

Should you be worried about credit card bills? Is Smriti Mandhana the Kohli of women's cricket? Can sugar stocks sweeten your portfolio? Cricket World Cup 2023: All you wanted to know

Hope our Asian Games gold will inspire youngsters: Cricketer Deepti Sharma

After securing the Gold Medal at the event, Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma expressed her delight about the triumphant campaign at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Asian Games 2023: India win gold in women's cricket, beat SL in final

India women clinched the first gold in cricket for India at the Asina Games. Titas Sadhu with the ball and Smriti Mandhana with the bat shone for Women in Blue

Asian Games 2023 women's cricket schedule: India vs Bangladesh SF timings

The Asian Games women's cricket semi-final between India and Bangladesh will begin at 06:30 AM IST on Sunday, September 24

Asiad 2023: Indian women's cricket team make deubt, enter quarterfinals

The Indian women's cricket team will be playing at the Asian Games for the first time in China's Hangzhou and is gearing up for the continental contest

Asiad 2023: India cricket teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

Indian cricket teams will be participating for the first time in the cricket event at the Asian Games and are the hot favourites to win the gold medal

Harmanpreet only Indian player to get picked in WBBL overseas draft

Women' team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian player to get picked in the Women's Big Bash League overseas draft, being retained by Melbourne Renegades here on Sunday. A total of 18 Indian players, including Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, among other figured in the inaugural WBBL overseas draft but none got picked. Placed in the platinum category, Harmanpreet was retained by the Renegades along with Hayley Matthews of the West Indies. Harmanpreet performed remarkably for the Renegades during the 2021-22 season, scoring 406 runs in 12 innings at an average of 58.00 and a strike rate of 130.96, including three half-centuries and a top score of 81 not out. She was also effective with the ball, taking 15 wickets at an economy of 7.45, with best figures of 3 for 22. Harmanpreet had made her WBBL debut with Sydney Thunder in 2016-17. Speaking on Harmanpreet's retention, Renegades head coach Simon Helmot stated, "I'm so pleased we got both of them ...

Evenly matched: Smriti Mandhana talks about tackling pressure, Asian Games

Change is in the air, and Mandhana is among the players driving it

India skipper Haramanpreet Kaur says no regret over her Dhaka outburst

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said on Sunday that she has no regret over her temperamental outburst during the third ODI against Bangladesh last month in Dhaka. Harmanpreet was banned for two matches after she smashed the stumps over the umpire's decision to give her out. Later in the post-match presentation, she had also termed the umpiring "pathetic" during the bilateral series. Following the ban, Harmanpreet will miss India's first two T20I matches at the Hanghzou Asian Games in September-October. "I will not say that I regret anything because at the end of the day as a player you want to see that fair things are happening. As a player, you always have the right to express yourself and what you're feeling," she was quoted as saying by The Cricket Paper during the Women's Hundred. Harmanpreet is playing for Trent Rockets in the tournament. "I don't think I said anything wrong to any player or any person. I just said what happened on the field. I don't reg

Asian Games 2023: Spinner Gayakwad sure of India winning Gold in Asiad

Having missed out on the gold at the Commonwealth Games, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad is confident the Indian women's team can go the distance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China next month. The Indian team came close to winning the coveted gold on women's cricket's Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham last year but went down to Australia in the summit clash. It was the side's third defeat in a big final in recent years. The 'Women in Blue' have got a direct qualification to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games based on their ICC T20I rankings. "Definitely, we will get the gold medal in the Asian Games," Gayakwad told PTI in an exclusive interview. "We have played against all major opponents in the past, but not to dwell on that much, we have the trust in our team that we are capable of winning and clinching the gold medal," she added. Gayakwad was not part of India's last assignment -- the tour of Bangladesh where they won the T20I series 2-1 but had to settle for a 1

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur wants more Tests for Indian women's cricket team

Emphasising the importance of long format in women's cricket, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has called for more international and domestic red-ball fixtures. In the current Future Tours Programme (FTP) cycle that goes on from 2022-25, Indian women's team will play the fewest Test matches among the four sides competing in the longest format. "This year we have two Tests - one against England and one against Australia - and I hope those games can make a huge impact on women's cricket and hopefully in the future we will keep getting more Test matches. "We have to bring back Test matches in women's cricket because it's very important for women's cricket," Kaur said on 'Sky Sports Cricket Podcast'. India are scheduled to play only a couple of Test matches -- both at home in the 2023-24 season against England and Australia. Their last Test was in 2021 in Australia. England will play the most Tests -- five -- and Australia and South Africa four and three each. "As a player, I definitel

BCCI invites applications for India Women's bowling and fielding coaches

The BCCI on Wednesday invited applications for the post of India women's bowling and fielding coach even as the appointment of a head coach is yet to be finalised. The Indian women's team has been without a full-time head coach as Nooshin Al Khadeer had carried out the responsibility as an interim coach during their last assignment an away series against Bangladesh last month. According to a release from the BCCI, the role of both bowling and fielding coaches will be for a period of two years and those selected will be reporting to the head coach. It was reported by PTI early last month that domestic batting stalwart Amol Muzmdar has been recommended by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) as their pick for the head coach's role. Among the requirements for the job of both bowling and fielding coaches is to have represented India or any other country at international level. The Indian women's team will be next seen in action during the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to be held fro

Asian Games: Harmanpreet can only play if India reach final of the event

Temperamental Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will only be able to play in the Asian Games if her team reaches the final of the mega event starting September 23 in Hangzhou. Four teams in both men's and women's events -- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- will be directly playing from the last eight stage, courtesy the ICC T20I ranking on June 1. All the matches will have official T20I status. Harmanpreet, who has been slapped with a two-match ban for her public outburst after an ODI game against Bangladesh recently, is ineligible to play the quarter-final which will surely be against an associate nation followed by the semi-final against a full member nation. Even the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led men's team has got a direct entry into the quarter-final on the basis of its ICC T20 ranking on June 1. The men's event will comprise 18 teams while women's event will have 14 outfits. The women's competition will start on September 19 and end with the gold and bron