International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Sanjog Gupta was present at the '50 Days to Go' event for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, where he said that the growth of Women's cricket is a reflection of the country's progress.
Former India captain Mithali Raj, who was a part of the event and had led the side in the previous edition, believed that the team's recent string of results puts them in a strong position for the World Cup.
Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be leading in her first Women's Cricket World Cup, is keen on breaking India's deadlock by winning their first senior ICC silverware. India ended up runners-up twice, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005 and by nine runs against England in 2017 at Lord's.
The upcoming 50-over World Cup marks the return of a senior ICC Women's tournament to the sub-continent for the first time since 2016, when India hosted the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur spilt the beans about the plans and blueprint that she followed diligently to find her lost mojo, especially months before the Women's ODI World Cup, scheduled to be held back home from September 30.
Goud became the second youngest to take a 5-fer for India (after Deepti Sharma, aged 18y 179d), achieving a maiden 5-wicket haul in just her fourth ODI only Purnima Choudhary, on her debut, has achieved this earlier in her Indian career.
Harmanpreet Kaur smashed bowlers all over the Riverside Ground to complete 4000 ODI runs, becoming only the third Indian woman batter to slam 4000 runs behind Smriti Mandhana and legendary Mithali Raj.
King Charles III met the Indian men's and women's cricket teams at St. James's Palace in London on Tuesday. India captains Shubman Gill and Harmanpreet Kaur, along with team members and coaching staff, were present during the interaction.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajiv Shukla and India's High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, were also present during the meeting.
Hosted by High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami, the event brought together members of the Indian diaspora, diplomats, media professionals, and cricket fans from across the UK to celebrate the achievements and growing legacy of women's cricket in India.
England found its way out of a hole and kept the five-match series alive by narrowly escaping with a slender five-run victory against India women's team in the third T20I, in a contest where simple dropped catches took centre stage at The Oval.
Despite the loss, the Indian cricket team sti