Author: Snehasis Mukherjee

August 16, 2014 – a historic day for the India women’s cricket team. They registered their second-ever Test victory in England. The remarkable part of that match was that India handed out eight debut caps and still managed to win the only Test at Wormsley. Among those debutants was a pacer from Bihar, Shubhlakshmi Sharma. The former quick played only one Test in her career but left her mark with the ball. She picked up four wickets across two innings. In both innings, she dismissed the current England skipper, Nat Sciver-Brunt, while her other scalps were Sarah Taylor and Anya…

South Africa Women’s all-rounder Dane van Niekerk surprised everyone on 25 August 2025 by announcing her decision to make a comeback to international cricket. She revoked her retirement and shared a statement on her social media platforms, expressing excitement about returning while also apologising to Cricket South Africa for the way she handled her retirement back in 2023. Van Niekerk had announced her retirement in 2023 after being left out of the squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, having failed a 2km time trial. But now, just ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India and Sri…

Cheteshwar Pujara brought the curtains down on his illustrious career on August 24, 2025, as he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. In the longer format, Pujara established himself as the perfect heir to the legendary Rahul Dravid at the No. 3 position. His specialised skills meant he couldn’t play more than five ODIs. The numbers at No. 3 In 103 Tests, he made 7,195 runs, with an average of 43.60, including 35 fifties and 19 centuries. In the No. 3 position, Pujara scored 6,529 runs in 95 matches, second in the list of most runs scored in…

A 15-member squad for India has been announced as the mission to clinch their maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title is now set. Under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy, the team will look to win the prestigious tournament for the first time, that too in front of their home crowds. The World Cup will take place in India and Sri Lanka, starting from September 30. Team India’s squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (WK), Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK)…

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will begin on September 30. India and Sri Lanka will host the tournament. With less than 45 days left, all eyes are on India’s squad announcement, which is likely to be done on August 19. The Women in Blue will aim to win their maiden World Cup title this time. The 50-over format has been India’s most successful venture in recent times. Since the start of 2025, they have played 11 ODIs and won nine of them. At home, the numbers look even stronger. In the last one year, India have won eight…

East Bengal registered a thrilling 2-1 win over Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the quarter-final of the Durand Cup 2025 at Salt Lake Stadium. Dimitrios Diamantakos was the hero for Oscar Bruzon’s side, scoring both goals, while Anirudh Thapa netted the only strike for the Mariners. The match began brightly for East Bengal. New signing Hamid Ahdad had a chance to score in the third minute, but Vishal Kaith made a comfortable save. The Red and Gold brigade looked sharper in possession, moving the ball with rhythm and composure. In contrast, Mohun Bagan struggled to string passes together and found…

Mohamed Salah scored his 10th goal in opening day fixtures in the English Premier League, but left the Anfield pitch in tears after an emotional and incident-packed 4-2 win for Liverpool against Bournemouth. Salah, who scored Liverpool‘s fourth in injury time to give the scoreline a deceptively comfortable look, broke down in tears as he applauded the Kop, which was belting out chants in memory of Diogo Jota, who tragically died in a car crash in early July. Liverpool’s players had kept their composure through the pre-game celebration of Jota’s life, but Salah was not the only one to exit…

On the surface, Karun Nair’s return to the India fold was a disappointment – aggregating 205 runs across eight innings at an average of just over 25. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see that he was part of vital first-innings partnerships in both Tests that India won, at Edgbaston and The Oval. In the second part of this exclusive chat with Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, Karun talks of his game-changing Oval half-century, fake viral pictures and the indefatigable Mohammed Siraj. Boria: One thing that both the team could’ve done better was slip catching, but you stood out. How…

Kranti Gaud lit up the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street with a match-winning six-wicket spell in the ODI series decider against England. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s brilliant 102-run knock helped India post a total of 318/5. But in reply, England came very close. They were bowled out for 305, largely due to a fiery spell from the 21-year-old pacer from Madhya Pradesh. With this, Kranti became just the fourth Indian woman to take a six-wicket haul in ODIs. Kranti had already made a name for herself in domestic cricket and especially in the WPL with UP Warriorz. She then made her international…

India Women ended their England tour on a high by sealing the ODI series 2–1 after a thrilling 13-run win in the decider at Chester-le-Street. With the series level at 1–1, the final game was a must-win clash for both teams — and the Women in Blue rose to the challenge in style. After winning the toss, India elected to bat first and got off to a steady start. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal added 64 runs before Rawal departed for 26. Mandhana, who looked in good touch, fell for 45, and it was up to skipper Harmanpreet Kaur…