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New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy, who eclipsed the record of legendary player Richard Hadlee for most wickets by a Kiwi bowler in international cricket during a calendar year, has said he is excited for tours to India, England and Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women won the toss and decided to field first in the second T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lankan Women at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.

A cornerstone of the Capitals' setup since the inaugural WPL season, where she was their first pick of the auction, the 25-year-old recently played a pivotal role in India's historic ICC Women's World Cup triumph. Her scintillating unbeaten 127 powered India to a memorable world-record chase of 339 against Australia in the semi-final, underlining her ability to thrive on the biggest stage.

Amit, who represented India in 68 international matches and took 156 wickets, including 76 Test scalps in 22 matches at an average of 35.72, was speaking to ANI. In November, South Africa inflicted a massive scar in Indian Test cricket again, as performances from skipper Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, and Simon Harmer handed India their second whitewash series loss at home in back-to-back years after the 0-3 humiliation to New Zealand last year, which was their first home Test series loss in 12 years.

PM Modi said that he interacted with the javelin throw superstar on various issues, including sports.

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has topped the ICC Women's T20I Bowling Rankings for the first time in her career while South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has regained the No.1 position in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings after the latest weekly update