India are not just among the strongest contenders for the Women's T20 World Cup but the youthful exuberance also makes them the happiest team in the tournament, says swashbuckling opener Smriti Mandhana.
India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday rated the World Test Championship as the biggest among all the ICC events
India captain Virat Kohli is preparing himself for a "rigorous three years" of playing all three formats after which he might reassess his workload amid a "transition phase" setting in.
India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday dropped enough hints to indicate that senior most pacer Ishant Sharma and young opener Prithvi Shaw will be in the playing XI for the first Test against New Zealand.
New Zealand have called up right-arm pacer Matt Henry as cover for Neil Wagner ahead of the first Test against India which begins Friday at the Basin Reserve. Wagner, who is a key part of the New Zealand bowling lineup, is awaiting the birth of his first child and can miss the opening Test.
A look at India's results since the semi-final loss in 2018 shows a gradual growth in terms of performances yet old problems remain and often come to the fore.
On his shift to UP, he added: "My dad said so I went. I thought I had to come back to Mumbai to make a career. The UP team was not playing me so I had no choice.