There is a lot of merit in the argument to standardise the boundary size in women's and men's cricket, considering the players' increasing ability to clear the ropes
Australia were bowled out for 219 in their first innings -- their lowest total against India in Tests.
India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface, garnering nearly five runs per over.
Richa Ghosh's brisk 34 saved India Women the blushes as they posted 147 for six against Australia in their series-deciding third and final T20I in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.
Titas Sadhu named in India squad for Asian Games, Richa Ghosh returns
Royal Challengers Bangalore has been officially renamed as Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of this year's IPL
Deepti Sharma rose one place to joint second while team-mate Renuka Singh also moved up a spot to 10th in the latest ICC women's T20I bowling rankings
Mandhana moves up to 6th, Harmapreet drops to 8th in ICC women's ODI rankings
The report said that the expansion to 10 teams would happen in the next five years and "the likeliest locations are the south-west, in Bristol and Taunton, and the north-east, at Durham".
The second edition of the Women's Premier League, beginning in Bengaluru on Friday with a high-profile match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and runners-up Delhi Capitals, will be optimistic about meeting its existential purpose of giving a wider platform to promising home-grown talents.
Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men's International Cricketer of the Year award for 2022-23.
Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh were left out, while Shreyanka Patil was ignored as India named an 18-member Indian women's cricket team for the limited overs tour of Bangladesh.
Images from the 3rd ODI between India Women and Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Earlier, the 22-year-old Jemimah finally returned to form and it was her strokeplay which helped India up the ante after a slow start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
India wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh on Friday said playing as per merit of the ball and being judicious helped the hosts gain advantage over Australia in the ongoing one-off Test in Mumbai.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in a low-scoring final to win the cricket gold medal in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.
Also released from the squad are Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh and Shivali Shinde.
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
Indian batters' struggles against spin bowling continued as Bangladesh held their nerve to pull off a four-wicket consolation win in the third and final women's T20 International in Mirpur on Thursday.
Ganguly was also effusive in his praise for young pacer Renuka Singh.
While Virat Kohli and K L Rahul opted for Dubai to ring in the New Year, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Smriti Mandhana opted for the mountains.
Images of the Women's T20 World Cup match played between India and England in Gqeberha, South Africa on Saturday
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur started the new international season with a smashing half-century as the Indian women's team cantered to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh.
Rodrigues's 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her to second position
India hand Australia first loss of 2022 after thrilling super over
England beat India by four wickets in second T20I, win series
The Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings
IMAGES from the WPL encounter played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz on Saturday
Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Smriti Mandhana expressed her overwhelming joy on winning a gold medal
Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position
The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will be held on December 9 in Mumbai, the BCCI announced on Friday.
The auction began with a bang as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) splurged Rs 3.40 crores
Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Women's Premier League (WPL) opener in Mumbai on Sunday.
The India women's cricket team advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Games after their opening match against Malaysia was called off due to rain in Hangzhou on Thursday.
'All our efforts in this series will be for Jhulu di'
Unlike Asia's other populous giant China, India have never made much of a splash at the Olympics, their seven-medal haul at the Tokyo Games a record for the nation. Adding cricket to the Olympic programme -- as is expected for the 2028 Los Angeles Games -- could help boost the tally.
WPL witnessed special performances from some of the best cricketers in the world
Before leaving for the camp in Mumbai, Deepthi took assurance from her husband that he will take care of Kriva.
'(It) feels great. Just to win the gold is special, and being the first Indian cricket side to win the gold will make people go back in history and see that this was the team that actually won the first-ever gold in cricket in the Asian Games. It's an amazing feeling.'
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