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Hyderabad: Google celebrated the kick-off of ICC Women’s World Cup with an animated doodle on Friday, wishing all the participating teams. The illustration shows animated figures in action with figures of wicket-keeping, batting and fielding. The World Cup will see a total of eight teams battle it out over the duration of 29 days. The […]
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Mount Maunganui: Mithali Raj will be eager to get her hands on a maiden title in what would be her last hurrah for India at the world stage, Heather Knight will hope to defend it while Meg Lanning seems primed to lead Australia to a ”Magnificent Seventh” when the ICC Women’s World Cup gets underway […]
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Christchurch: Indian captain Mithali Raj feels youngsters like Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh have shown that they have the ability to compete at the highest level and the last few series have helped the team figure out its composition ahead of women’s ODI World Cup next month. India tried out some new talents in the […]
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Hyderabad: When we talk about cricket, many of us get thoroughly enthusiastic as who doesn’t love cricket in India? Carrying a similar love for the sport, this six-year-old girl’s cricketing skills has left several netizens in awe, including KTR. The little girl Mehak Fathima quizzed her father about why he isn’t teaching her to play […]
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Queenstown: The crushing defeat in the opening game exposed a lot of chinks in their armour and a depleted India will be eager to address their batting and fielding woes when they face New Zealand in the second women’s ODI here on Tuesday. Nothing worked for India in the first ODI on Saturday with the […]
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Dubai (UAE): Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami on Thursday were named in ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021. Mithali and Jhulan are the only two Indians in the side. The eleven will be led by England’s Heather Knight. The side has three players from South Africa, one from Australia, two from West Indies, and two […]
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New Delhi: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, veteran woman cricketer Mithali Raj and history-making Paralympic stars shared the spotlight as an unprecedented 12 sportspersons were presented with India’s highest sporting honour — the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna — by President Ram Nath Kovind here on Saturday. In a glittering function organised at the […]
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It's pretty much an established fact that Tapsee loves to travel. The actress works hard, but always makes it a point to find some time to unwind before setting off on a new film's journey.
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Hyderabad: Her international career started nearly two decades ago. That’s a long journey but the ebullient Mithali Raj continues to script success stories in women’s cricket. The Hyderabad cricketer, who possesses a showcase full of accolades and a bagful of records in women’s cricket, has been one of the 12 recipients of this year’s Dhyan […]
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Gold Coast: India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday lavished praise on batter Smriti Mandhana, who got her maiden Test century here, and veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami after their one-off pink ball Test against Australia ended in a draw. “Smriti has been very impressive. I was impressed by Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh too in […]
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Gold Coast: India skipper Mithali Raj on Wednesday called for the return of red-ball cricket in women’s domestic circuit if one-off Tests become a regular feature in their international assignments. Mithali, whose side has just got two practice sessions ahead of the historic day-night Test against Australia starting Thursday, wanted more preparation time but the […]
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Mackay: India skipper Mithali Raj said that the team needed to “work a lot” on its bowling after suffering a nine-wicket drubbing at the hands of Australia in the first women’s ODI here on Tuesday. “Well, see, you don’t have plans, but again it is about executing it in the ground, sometimes the bowlers don’t […]
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Mackay: India captain Mithali Raj and head coach Ramesh Powar on Monday listed out their objectives from the ODI series against Australia and said playing the mighty hosts is the best possible preparation for next year’s Women’s World Cup. Powar, who had spoken about the need for playing fearless cricket following the UK tour in […]
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“I’m pretty happy the way we played and batted in England," says coach Shiv Sunder Das
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This is the ninth time, Mithali Raj is number one among batters since first occupying the spot more than 16 years ago
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The first time she reached number one position was in April 2005 after scoring an unbeaten 91 against New Zealand at the World Cup in Potchefstroom.
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The Indian captain says she is adding new dimensions her batting ahead of WC
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In 28 WODI matches (in which she didn't get to bat six times) since the 2017 WC final against England, Harmanpreet Kaur has scored only two fifties and two scores over 40
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India could manage a below-par 221 in the stipulated 50 overs, build largely around Raj's 92-ball 59 and opener Shafali Verma's 55-ball 44.
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England Women successfully chased a target of 202 runs with 91 balls to spare, thanks to opener Beaumont (87 not out off 87 balls) and Sciver's (74 off 74) unbroken 119-run third-wicket partnership
