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.
Ganguly was also effusive in his praise for young pacer Renuka Singh.
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.
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
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
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.
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Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rodrigues's 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her to second position
Smriti Mandhana expressed her overwhelming joy on winning a gold medal
The Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings
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.
Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position
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.
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.
'All our efforts in this series will be for Jhulu di'
WPL witnessed special performances from some of the best cricketers in the world
'(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.'
Before leaving for the camp in Mumbai, Deepthi took assurance from her husband that he will take care of Kriva.
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An asset in India's bowling attack, Axar enjoyed a prolific September to earn his first nomination for Player of the Month.
The incumbent England skipper Heather Knight backed under-fire Smriti Mandhana, the costliest player in WPL, who had a poor run with the bat, to come back stronger.
All-rounder Sneh Rana showed nerves of steel by choking runs in the death overs as the India women's cricket team pipped hosts England by four runs to enter the final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's form with the bat will be in focus as the Indian Women's team looks to salvage pride in the third and final ODI in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Mandhana (91 off 99 balls) literally drove and pulled her way before missing out on a deserving sixth WODI hundred by nine runs.
Richa Ghosh's career-best 96 and Deepti Sharma's 5/38 went in vain as Australia Women clinched a thrilling three-run win to take an unassailable 2-0 lead against India in their three-match ODI series in Mumbai on Saturday.
India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs in Women's Asia Cup
As India women cricketer set foot into hitherto uncharted territory, it would be fair to say the auction has gone way beyond expectation for several of them if one compares it with the IPL.
Playing in their opening match of the Women's Premier League, the Delhi Capitals began their season on a positive note as they handed Royal Challengers Bangalore a big defeat at the Brabourne Stadium.
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Shafali Verma got to the 1000 runs at 18 years and 253 days.
India won the match via Super Over after the scores were tied at 187 to level the five-match series 1-1.
'I didn't like that most of the teams have opted for foreign players as captains because it's an Indian league'
The Indian bowlers hardly broke sweat to dismiss minnows Thailand for a paltry 37 before knocking off the runs in just six overs with nine wickets in hand.
Proud of the way girls came back after loss to Pakistan, says Smriti Mandhana
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