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TopicIndian women cricketers

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50-yr fight that took Indian women’s cricket to Lord’s. Dentures, unpaid dues, and a loudspeaker

From a handful of players in Pune to a famous triumph at Lord's, the story of Indian women's cricket is one of forgotten pioneers who refused to let the game remain a gentlemen's preserve.

Why don’t Indian women play sports? Safety concerns, lack of time

The 43-page report, titled ‘Attitudes towards women’s sports, sportswomen and women in India’, was launched by BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla in New Delhi.

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana breaks silence, confirms wedding with Palash Mucchal called off

Palash Muchhal, too, wrote on Instagram, "I have decided to move on in my life and step back from my personal relationship."

SRK is more Johnny Depp than Depp

SRK's impromptu party looked refreshingly ‘normal’ and as cool as the Birthday Boy himself. King of Kool could be another tag for the man who once declared himself 'the last of the stars'.

Delhi & Beijing search for new normal & why India can be the ‘juggernaut’ of women’s cricket

In other global news, Travis McMaster's Cocoon moves back to China after its retaliation against US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Jemimah Rodrigues shows real strength lies in vulnerability. It’s a powerful reminder

When an athlete or a cultural icon speaks openly about these challenges, it goes beyond personal healing; it becomes an act of public good, breaking stigma and inspiring others to seek help.

Indian women cricketers overtake men with highest ODI score of 435, Smriti Mandhana hits fastest 100

This record-breaking effort was led by Mandhana's high-octane 135 off 80 balls, the fastest century in the format for Indian women in 70 balls.

India women cricket team enters semis at Asian Games after rain hinders quarter-final

The toss at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field was delayed due to the weather and the stop-start match was initially reduced to a 15 overs-a-side contest.

India women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur suspended for 2 matches after dissent, equipment abuse

Kaur smashed her bat against the stumps, and later questioned the umpiring during the third ODI against Bangladesh Saturday.

WPL changing cricket crowd culture. Kids in stands scream Jemimah, men now say ‘batswoman’

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai: The father-daughter duo settled into their seats in the West Stand at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium on a sultry Sunday evening to...

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Mecca Pact is an alliance of unequals. Pakistan’s silence on the attacks by Houthis shows why

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have exposed a fundamental weakness of the Mecca Pact: its members may share a faith, but they do not necessarily share a threat perception.

India foreign reserves to help earn more revenue, says RBI chief

India drew a record $127 billion from its vast diaspora, surpassing even the most optimistic estimates and giving policymakers a bigger war chest to defend the currency.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.