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She came. She led. She conquered. Now, she has stepped down. So, the best captain Indian women’s cricket has ever had will no longer walk out to toss with the rival captain in an international game. Harmanpreet Kaur would be cherishing those walks to the middle, in the glare of the television cameras. She is…
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Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur in action during an Asian Games match. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Nearly 3 lakh views. More than 10,000 comments. In less than two hours after she announced through social media that she was stepping down as India’s captain, the traffic on Harmanpreet Kaur’s Instagram page reflected not…
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Over the last 10 days, Indian women have put up a formidable cricketing display against their Asian counterparts. In Dubai, they first secured their eighth Asia Cup title, and then went on to defend their place as the gold medallists at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. However, women’s cricket in this country has had…
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Over the last 10 days, Indian women have put up a formidable cricketing display against their Asian counterparts. In Dubai, they first secured their eighth Asia Cup title, and then went on to defend their place as the gold medallists at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. However, women’s cricket in this country has had…
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Indian women cricketers are “hungry for more” after a string of impressive victories, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur saying a winning culture is taking shape as they head into the Asia Cup in the UAE and Asian Games in Japan. Fresh from winning the first-ever women’s Test match at Lord’s by defeating England last month, India…
It took a personal intervention from Diana Edulji, a recommendation letter from Sachin Tendulkar and a stern conversation with the Railways Sports Promotion Board chairman before Harmanpreet Kaur, the India women’s cricket captain, secured a job with the Railways. Recounting the episode at the launch of Her Story, Her Glory — Aditya Bhushan’s book chronicling…
Marijne says there’s more connection between players and they are open to feedback. | Photo Credit: Hockey India The Indian women’s hockey team took a big step towards returning to top-tier competition by winning the FIH Nations Cup over the weekend but for coach Sjoerd Marijne, it is only one step on the long road…
The Indian trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod upstaged World Cup Stage-1 champion and host China, consisting of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi, 5-4 in the final to claim the recurve women’s team gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Sunday (May 10, 2026). Riding on their inspiring…
India women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT While there has been a lot of talk on the Indian men’s hockey team’s composition for the upcoming World Cup and the Asian Games, not many have spoken about the same for the women. In fact, their schedule is much tighter,…
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The U.S. government’s latest decision to impose a one-time $1,00,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications — a steep jump from the current fee of a few thousand dollars — is likely to hit young Indian women applicants the hardest, according to data. H-1B visa workers are predominantly male. In FY24, among workers approved for…
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