Language - | Rooting for the Indian women's cricket team to make it to the CWG final at least, exclaims Veda Krishnamurthy Veda Krishnamurthy has extended her support to the Indian Women's Cricket Team ahead of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, stating the team has the potential to make a run to the finals at the very least. She went on to talk about the clash with Pakistan and pick out Pooja Vastrakar as a key player. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Questions and talking points from India women’s new annual central contract announcement On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finally - and by finally, we mean after seven months - announced the annual central contract for the Indian women’s team for 2020/21. There was the large surprise of omission of Veda Krishnamurthy and Ekta Bisht but is that it all? Aakash Sivasubramaniam |
 | BCCI announce Annual Player Contracts for Women; Shafali Verma moves up a level The BCCI, on Wednesday, announced the annual player contracts for the Women’s side for the 2020/21 season and the list saw Shafali Verma getting a promotion to Grade B from Grade C. The board cut down the number of players from 22 to 19, and awarded just 3 players a Grade A contract. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Lisa Sthalekar chastises BCCI for ‘showing no care’ towards grieving Veda Krishnamurthy Lisa Sthalekar has publicly criticized the BCCI for their actions after the board did not even reach out to Veda Krishnamurthy, who is currently grieving the death of two family members. On Friday, Krishnamurthy was dropped for the tour of England but the board had no interactions with the batter. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Thinking I was the greatest player at 18 was my life's biggest mistake, reveals Veda Krishnamurthy Veda Krishnamurthy has claimed that she thought of herself as the biggest player when she was just 18, which worked against her development in the formative years. Krishnamurthy has also added that her aggressive batting nature has sometimes put her off but she doesn’t regret that much. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND W vs AUS W | India Player Ratings - Ruthless Aussies demolish sorrow-faced India The last time Australia batted first in a major final against India, things did not go well for the team in Blue. 17 years later, things were no different. The Aussies, right from the very first ball, blew a shell-shocked India out of the park with their aggression to clinch their fifth WT20 title. Anirudh Suresh |
 | India in desperate need of solving middle-order jigsaw to avoid another heart-break 43/2 in 5.3 overs against Australia. 53/2 in 5.3 overs against Bangladesh and 46/1 in 5 overs against New Zealand. Then - 132 against Australia, 142 against Bangladesh and 133/8 at the end of 20 overs against the White Ferns. Do you see a pattern there? You sure do. Bastab K Parida |
| IND W vs NZ W | India Player Ratings - Shafali Verma stars as India become first team to book semi-final berth A Shafali Verma-inspired Indian women’s team toppled the mighty Kiwis by four runs to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals in Australia. Although it was an odd off-day for Poonam Yadav, the rest of the bowling line-up made up for it with a dominating display. Bastab K Parida |
 | India W vs BAN W - India Player Ratings - Under-cooked Bangladesh no match for immaculate India No Smriti Mandhana? No problem. For the second game running, the Women in Blue produced a complete team performance to outclass their opponents and put one foot in the knockout stages. While Shafali and Poonam once again ran the show, the dance floor, particularly today, saw a lot of new entrants. Anirudh Suresh |
 | Twitter reacts to India Women recreating tragicomical Jurel-Ankolekar run-out to confuse third umpire Who said lightning cannot strike twice? In fact, today at the WACA, it struck THRICE as India Women, after the India and Pakistan U19 teams, indulged in a tragicomical run-out. As the bails were taken off at the keeper’s end, Deepti and Veda were seen fighting for their wickets at the bowler’s end. SportsCafe Desk |