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Saturday, March 28, 2026
TopicIndian women's cricket

Topic: Indian women's cricket

Unexpected call-up to World Cup glory: Harini Muralidharan’s journey as women’s cricket team doctor

Dr. Harini Muralidharan, team doctor during the tournament, recalls the night of victory as ‘exhilarating’ & ‘unforgettable’. ‘I think it was all part of God's plan’.

Will 2025 do for women’s cricket what 1983 did for men? Brands are fickle

When the Indian women’s cricket team brought home the World Cup, they also brought home a wave of brand deals and bigger endorsement cheques. The...

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Other victories of Indian women cricketers this world cup—fans, viewership & ‘sold out’ stadia

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’.

Not 2025, it began in 1973. Women’s World Cup win was culmination of a dream 50 years in the making

From Shantha Rangaswamy to Jhulan Goswami & Mithali Raj, women cricketers had to fight countless battles before Harmanpreet Kaur’s team lifted the ODI World Cup Sunday night.

Shafali Verma is Rohtak’s favourite daughter. Inspiring girls like Sachin Tendulkar did

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.

Written off at first, she wrote history: Shafali Verma’s road to World Cup glory

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.

World Cup final: Today’s the day when women in blue look to create history

Jemimah’s heroics have set stage for final, which India has reached for 3rd time, but South Africa will be tricky to beat. Match time, venue to who's on the squad, here are the details.

What’s steering BRICS in a new direction, and Jemimah’s historic ton marks new dawn for women’s cricket

Global media also writes on failure of cloud-seeding in Delhi and the increasing demand for weight-loss drugs. FT interviews Sumant Sinha, founder of ReNew Energy. 

On Camera

What happens after the tomato snatches the cauliflower’s husband. The world wants to know

It’s not the first time a traumatised generation has found refuge in absurdism. In 2026, we’re watching the amusing hallucinations of a sinister all-knowing machine.

Indian govt says will borrow Rs 8.2 trillion in first-half of next fiscal year

The administration trimmed its gross borrowing program to 16.09 trillion rupees from 17.2 trillion rupees announced in the budget on Feb. 1.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.