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BETWEEN WICKETS | Great win for Harmanpreet’s team, and some lessons for the men

July 14, 2026 admin

What the Indian women had and the men lacked in England was better planning, more time to acclimatise (players have been there since May for the World Cup and the T20I series), sensible selection, superior captain-coach co-ordination, better fielding (that catch by Richa Ghosh at silly mid-off was one of the finest ever), keener awareness…

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ENG-W vs IND-W one-off Test | Test cricket is exciting and brings different challenges: Muzumdar

July 8, 2026 admin

Amol Muzumdar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amol Muzumdar was playing in Yorkshire when Mohammad Azharuddin’s Indian team toured England in 1996. He travelled from up north to watch the second Test, in which two young batters made their debut: Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. Ganguly made 131 and Dravid 95. Muzumdar still remembers watching…

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Amol Muzumdar: Indian cricket’s ‘Nearly Man’ and ‘those five minutes of blur’

November 3, 2025 admin

Amol Muzumdar had carried his scars of a “what could have been” for far too long. But not anymore though. One of the domestic doyens of 1990s, Muzumdar was a rare Mumbai stalwart, who missed out on a coveted Test cap due to presence Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly in that Indian line-up….

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India Coach’s Message To Pakistan As Team’s Women’s T20 WC Semifinal Chances Hang By A Thread

October 14, 2024 admin

After suffering a narrow nine-run defeat to Australia in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, India head coach Amol Muzumdar admitted things could have been different for his team if they had held on to couple of chances on the field. At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, India dropped three catches, missed a stumping…

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India Players Tear Up As Families Send Them Heartwarming Messages Ahead Of Women’s T20 World Cup. Watch

October 4, 2024 admin

As Team India prepare to begin their Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against New Zealand, members of the squad were given a welcome surprise. In a video posted by ‘Team India’ on Instagram, the players were surprised by a special video message from family members on the eve of the tournament’s start….

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur happy to ‘tick all boxes’ on preparation front

September 24, 2024 admin

Women’s cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar with captain Harmanpreet Kaur address the pre-departure press conference ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, in Mumbai, on September 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The feeling of near misses has haunted Harmanpreet Kaur for long but the Indian captain feels that her team has…

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“One Odd Game, Didn’t Play Well”: India Head Coach Amol Muzumdar Reflects On Women’s Asia Cup Final Loss

July 29, 2024 admin

Dambulla: Indian women’s cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar said the side didn’t play up to their potential in the Women’s Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka and lost the record-extending eighth continental title in Dambulla on Sunday. Indian bowlers failed to defend the 166 target against the hosts as Sri Lanka captain Chamari…

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Amol Muzumdar Appointed As Head Coach Of India Women’s Cricket Team

October 25, 2023 admin

File photo of BCCI logo.© X (Twitter) Amol Muzumdar, a pioneer of Indian domestic cricket, on Wednesday was appointed as the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team. Muzumdar, who didn’t get the opportunity to represent India at international level, scored over 11,000 first-class runs in 171 matches including 30 centuries. In his illustrious 21-year-long…

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