TV & digital viewership for 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup was all-time high for women ICC events. Stadiums also witnessed record turnouts, with the India vs SA final being ‘sold out’.
At Shafali Varma’s home in Rohtak, guests keep pouring in to congratulate the family. The common refrain is ‘Beti ne naam roshan kar diya’— a daughter has done us all proud.
Shafali Verma wasn’t part of the squad, but after Pratika Rawal injured herself in the match against Bangladesh, the women’s selection committee named her as Rawal’s replacement.
Before the 2026 T20 World Cup, the tournament in UAE gives India a chance to fine tune team balance & explore some combinations. Men in Blue start as firm favourites once again.
Chawla was part of the winning squad of 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. He played for several IPL teams, including winning the title with Kolkata Knight Riders.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, the chief guest at the event, mentioned how both cricket and diplomacy are a lot about psychology—trying to outthink the other team, getting into their heads.
During 2023 World Cup, group claims to have orchestrated travel for 18,000 fans. It has over 2,00,000 signed members with head office in Ahmedabad, apart from an office in London.
The Prime Minister has never been shy about centralising authority. Surely, he should treat this problem the way that the leadership in Beijing treated China’s smog crisis over a decade ago?
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
COMMENTS