Almost a week we’ve been watching the Mithali Raj vs Ramesh Powar controversy, flooding our Twitter timelines. But not with any certainty we can point out who is at fault. According to the latest report, due to the controversy with Mithali Raj, Ramesh Powar is likely to quit as the head coach of the Indian Women’s cricket […]
After coach Ramesh Powar called Mithali Raj aloof and difficult to handle, the cricketer took to Twitter to express her disappointment over the recent controversy. Raj termed her omission from the team during the semi-final of the recently-concluded World T20 in the Caribbean as the darkest day of her life. She tweeted, “I’m deeply saddened & hurt by the aspersions cast […]
After Mithali Raj broke her silence, lashing out at Committee of Administrators’ (CoA) member Diana Edulji and coach Ramesh Powar, the latter on Wednesday confirmed that he has a “strained” relationship with Raj. However, her exclusion from the World T20 semi-final was based solely on cricketing logic, a BCCI official has claimed, TOI reported.. Raj had earlier criticised Edulji and […]
Just when we thought year 2018 could not get any better for India’s T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur, she climbed up three places to claim the 3rd position in ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings. The player rankings were released on Tuesday. Kaur was the second highest run-scorer in the recently concluded ICC World Twenty20. Alongside Kaur, opener Smriti Mandhana […]
The exclusion of Mithali Raj from the playing XI team of the ICC Women’s World T20 semi-final against England last week has taken a new turn. The former Indian skipper broke her silence, lashing out at Committee of Administrators’ (CoA) member Diana Edulji and coach Ramesh Powar. in a letter to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and Cricket Operations General […]
The exclusion of Mithali Raj from the playing XI team of the ICC Women’s World T20 semi-final against England on Thursday has created a lot of buzz. The Indian women’s team crashed out of the tournament because of an 8-wicket defeat in the match. Mithali’s manager has lashed out at India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for the decision […]
Award-winning sports journalist Suprita Das has authored the first comprehensive narrative history of women’s cricket in India, just in time when the ICC Women’s World T20 is on. SheThePeople.TV spoke with Das to know more about what drew her to explore the journey of the lives of women cricketers. Excerpts from the interview: Tell us a little bit about your […]
With the T20 Women’s World Cup around the corner, Surbhi Vaid brings to you some rare facts about our talented players. Harmanpreet Kaur Did y’all know, in 2009 she played her debut match against Pakistan and in 2012 she played her first T20 match as a captain against Pakistan as well. 171 runs scored by Kaur […]
One of the goals that you wish to achieve if you are aspiring for a career in sports in India is to be awarded with the Arjuna award. Given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Arjuna award is a recognition bestowed on the sportsperson for outstanding achievement and excellence. In the year […]
Just when we thought the year 2018 could not get any better for India’s T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur, the all-rounder played a brilliant hit, batting a big six which cracked straight through the heart of a van’s window. The batswoman, playing for Lancashire Thunder, stole the show with two famous hits today at the ongoing 2018 season of […]
