Mithali says India has to think beyond Jhulan, need to groom fast bowlers
Cricket | June 27, 2021 23:59 ISTRaj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India's below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday.
Raj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India's below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday.
Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma received her maiden ODI cap from India women's team captain Mithali Raj.
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Mithali says both captains wanted to continue playing when the drawn Test was called off on Day 4 with 12 overs left.
Tendulkar played for 22 years and 91 days while Mithali would have spent just a day over 22 years when she goes out for toss against England captain Heather Knight on Sunday.
The flamboyant teenager, known for her attacking style of play, is set to make her ODI debut in the three-match series against England, starting here on Sunday.
Rana was unbeaten on 80 and had a chance to get a century on debut but was denied the opportunity, despite the Indians conveying that the batter wanted to continue playing.
Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji will now direct the Taapsee Pannu-starrer sports drama "Shabaash Mithu". The film, earlier helmed by director Rahul Dholakia, narrates the journey of Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian Women's ODI cricket team.
Sneh became the first Indian woman cricketer to take four wickets and score a half-century (unbeaten 80 in the second innings) in Test cricket.
India will play a three-match ODI series beginning June 27 at Bristol, which will be followed by a three-match T20 series beginning at Northampton on July 9.
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Test matches in the women's game are few and far between the world over and the 38-year-old Mithali has played just 10 longest format matches in a career of 12 years so far. She last played a Test in 2014.
It is learnt that skipper Mithali, her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and all the batters, along with senior pacer Shikha Pandey, spoke to Rahane about the long-form batting.
Osaka had decided to boycott press conferences during the ongoing Grand Slam - a move that had drawn flak - as he felt that the nature of questioning was often damaging to her mental health.
The former India off-spinner was back at the helm after being removed in 2018 when India lost their T20 World Cup semi-final against England in the West Indies and the acrimony between the coach and captain came to the fore.
The women's cricket squad, which has been in quarantine in Mumbai, will be travelling to the United Kingdom with the men's side for a month-long series, on Wednesday.
Robbed of crucial game-time due to the pandemic, India will get the ball rolling with the UK tour comprising a one-off Test, three ODIs and as many T20s.
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