The T20 World Cup will be played in South Africa in February next year.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian men's hockey team after their bronze medal triumph at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Mandhana, the best batter in the side, has failed to get going thus far on the slow wickets of the UAE where stroke making has proved to be extremely tough.
India's T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur vowed to go all out against Australia in the three-match series, starting Thursday, saying the team needs to win it at all cost.
The Indian team last played on March 8 last year when they lost to Australia in the T20 World Cup final.
'The HIL will be bigger and better this time around.'
The match remained scoreless until the fourth quarter when Jugraj Singh found the back of the net, securing a dramatic 1-0 win for India.
Amanjot Kaur, who was sidelined by a back stress fracture requiring surgery and a ligament tear in her hand after last year's WPL, claimed three wickets for 22 runs before blasting a 27-ball 34 to help MI chase down RCB's 167 with one ball to spare in the WPL match in Bengaluru on Friday.
The prolific drag-flicker said the series would be an opportunity to test the team further after its title-winning run in the Asian Champions Trophy in China earlier this month.
India registered a hard-fought six-wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup.
India's men's hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympics for the first time in 52 years after a come-from-behind 2-1 victory win over Spain, giving veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh a fitting farewell in Paris on Thursday.
Padma Bhushan recipient PR Sreejesh, a legendary Indian hockey goalkeeper, expressed his gratitude for the honor, stating that India has given him more than what he has contributed to the sport.
ndia will not get a better opponent than New Zealand, which is not a fancied side like its Trans-Tasman neighbour. But the two-time runners-up are as tough as nails.
'I never look at my individual score when I'm batting. I only look at the team total.'
India's women's T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur says Richa Ghosh and Puja Vastrakar's performance is a big positive for India from the multi-format series, which they lost 5-11 to a dominant Australia.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday attributed her prolonged lean patch with the bat to lack of preparation following her recovery from a COVID-19 infection and groin injury earlier this year.
India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 in Paris on Friday
India's inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur claimed the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for September 2022.
Harmanpreet shared the photo on one of her Instagram Stories
India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur faced backlash from Mithali Raj's manager.
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana defended her team's ultra-defensive batting approach in a chase of 106 runs against Pakistan.
Shooter Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics while Gukesh was crowned the World Chess Champion in Singapore, last month.
India eye Paris revenge against Germany in Test series as international hockey returns to Delhi
Images from the ICC Women's ODI World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Hamilton on Thursday.
India's batting mainstay Harmanpreet Kaur believes Ramesh Powar is the right person to take over as the coach as the Mumbaikar is capable of helping the team achieve more success on the international stage.
Harmanpreet, Shafali move up to tied 11th, Mandhana maintains 5th position
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur backed the Indian women's team to regain confidence in home conditions during the three-match T20I series against the West Indies.
Brilliant centuries from Smriti and Harmanpreet were backed by courageous bowling performance as India beat WI by 155 runs.
Stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana hailed the team's bowling and fielding as India bounced back from a "tough" phase to beat New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
India chief coach Craig Fulton credited the team's fighting spirit and sharpness of the players on the pitch for the dominant 5-3 win over World champions and Olympics silver medallist Germany in the second and final hockey Test in New Delhi on Thursday.
'Things get easier for me in this zone and today I think it was one of those days when I was more relaxed because the team is so brilliant, everyone is so positive. We are all backing each other.'
Former India captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday attributed the national team's underwhelming performance in the Women's T20 World Cup to lack of growth across departments over the past three years.
Star batter Harmanpreet Kaur struck form with a timely hundred as India eked out a narrow two-run victory over South Africa in a warm-up match of the ICC Women's World Cup, in Rangiora, New Zealand, on Sunday.
After bagging back-to-back Olympic bronze medals, India will start as favourites to defend their ACT title against top hockey playing nations of Asia in the form of China, Japan, Pakistan, Korea and Malaysia.
India must quickly move on from Friday's shock defeat against New Zealand to revive their fortunes in the women's T20 World Cup, batter Jemimah Rodrigues said.
The Indian bowlers, who underperformed prior to the game, finally got their act together to limit New Zealand to 251 for nine in 50 overs.
A heart-wrenching defeat in the semi-finals notwithstanding, a demoralised Indian men's hockey team will have to regroup quickly and aim for a second consecutive podium finish at the Olympics when it takes on Spain in the bronze medal play-off in Paris on Thursday.
Motivated India eye German scalp to script another historic chapter in Olympic men's hockey
Harmanpreet, Mandhana, Jemimah hold key to India's T20 World Cup campaign
