Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian women’s cricket team, led by experienced Harmanpreet Kaur, will start their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday.Recently, India have established themselves as the top contenders against mighty Australia, but they are yet…
India Women’s Cricket Team NEW DELHI: As India prepare to take on New Zealand in their opening Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Friday, the pressure is on skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her senior stars to deliver a strong start. With past near-misses haunting the team, most notably their loss to…
DUBAI: A stellar effort by senior stars would be mandatory when India take on New Zealand in their opening Group A match of the women’s T20 World Cup here on Friday, aiming for a strong start in their quest to wipe off the memories of past near-misses. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who in all likelihood, will…
A busy home and away Test summer is lined up for India, starting with the Test series at home against Bangladesh and concluding with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, with the World Test Championship (WTC) final scheduled to begin on June 11 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. So in nine months from now,…
Four years ago, India lost to NZ in the World Cup semis at Old Trafford. Today at the Wankhede, with the team in red-hot form, it may be time to heal those scars…MUMBAI: Manchester is 4585 miles west of Mumbai. The big distance though doesn’t erase bitter memories of four years ago. Fourth-placed New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: After breaking a four-match losing streak against Sri Lanka in their last round-robin clash, New Zealand‘s paceman Lockie Ferguson expressed confidence as they likely head into a World Cup semi-final against India. The crushing five-wicket victory on Thursday has positioned the Black Caps well, with Pakistan and Afghanistan now requiring miraculous wins to…
The red-hot captain-opener has given himself license to go for the jugular in the initial overs, allowing Kohli & the rest of the middle-order to play to their strengths & coolly consolidate the early advantage. Or, when the plan works perfectly, maybe even chase a few milestones!DHARAMSHALA: There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing…
