KSL: Harmanpreet Kaur joins up with Lancashire Thunder squad

From drag-flicking superstar hockey player Harmanpreet Singh to skipper Shreyas Iyer to kabaddi star Sunil Kumar, some of India's best in team sports will be leading the country’s effort at the Asian Games starting in Japan from September 19.

Trinidad & Tobago (TKR) Women head coach Jhulan Goswami believes Indian women cricketers can become "very good decision makers in the future" by stepping out of their comfort zone and gaining experience in unfamiliar conditions during tournaments like the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).

Harmanpreet Kaur-led women’s team and Shreyas Iyer-led men’s team aim to defend India’s historic double gold at the Asian Games, with cricketing action starting with women's cricket from September 18.

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt equalled India star Smriti Mandhana’s record for the most international centuries in women’s cricket, smashing a sensational unbeaten 126 as the Proteas defeated Zimbabwe by 80 runs in the third T20I to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, according to the ICC website.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday clarified that the Indian women's cricket team's refusal to accept the Women's Asia Cup 2026 trophy from ACC President and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi is a matter that falls under the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) purview.