Following a rather disappointing T20 World Cup last year in the Caribbean, the Proteas Women are hard at work in preparation for their inbound tour against Sri Lanka and all-Rounder Chloe Tyron says some of the ladies are staying behind after practice in order to improve their game. “The mood is really good, the girls
The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PCBB) has taken a brilliant initiative to promote blind women’s cricket, by arranging the teams’ first ever international tour. For the historic occasion, Nepal’s team will be touring Pakistan between 27 January and 5 February, to play five T20s. What began as an idea back in early 2014, finally came
The GPRS shows that Just Cricket Ground is on Itagalpura Main Road in Rajanukunte in Bangalore’s outskirts. But the chances are that you would not know of the existence of such a place in the city. The ground is superb with top class facilities, but it is located virtually in the middle of nowhere. You
‘Bhalo bowling, bhalo bowling’ – good bowling shouted the fielder in encouragement of the bowler during Bengal’s defence of 198 against Andhra in the inter-state 50-over final at the Just Cricket Ground in Bangalore on Monday (December 31). It was not surprising to hear someone speak Bangla as Bengal were on the field, but it was
In an interview with Sky Sports, the ECB chief executive Tom Harrison outlined proposals for the women’s game. This would allow the women’s game in England and Wales to grow beyond its current limits. The main point was that the ECB is in the process of making cricket in England ‘Gender neutral.’ Harrison went on
Surender Punia has an exciting job with the Survey of India. The only issue is he gets transferred to different cities every few years. New quarters, new maid at home, new neighbours, new colleagues at office and new school for kids. This is a routine for most self-respecting central government employees in India, and families
In the post-final press conferences England’s captain Heather Knight and coach Mark Robinson spoke to media, while for Australia, skipper Meg Lanning answered the questions. “It’s definitely the most satisfying win I’ve been involved in, especially after the last couple of years,” reflected Lanning on the win. “The last couple of World Cup exits for
Smriti Mandhana said that the Indian team had not factored for dew under floodlights in Antigua ahead of their World Twenty20 semifinal clash against England because they had not experienced it during the practice sessions. She felt it nullified the threat of their spinners, who had been the team’s strength during the league stages in
In the post-match press conference, player of the first semi-final Alyssa Healy and the losing captain Stafanie Taylor spoke to the media. Healy was well-pleased with her sides efforts in the match, saying, “I think just really proud of the girls’ effort. I think it was one tricky wicket out there, and the way we
Australia came into the World T20 as hot favourites. They were riding on the momentum of two series clean sweeps heading into the tournament and looked to be in good touch, winning their first three matches of the tournament. Their last match of the group stage was against India and it would determine who qualified