Amanjot Kaur of India celebrates with team mate Renuka Singh (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Navi Mumbai: They say that catches win matches. Some catches, like the one then-Indian captain Kapil Dev took, running backwards to grab the ball and send an on-song West Indies great Viv Richards back at a critical stage in the […]
Harmanpreet Kaur was overcome with emotion after India Women clinched their maiden ICC title, winning the Women’s World Cup. On Sunday, in front of a packed crowd at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to become only the fourth team, after Australia, New Zealand and England, […]
This special report from India Today focuses on the persistent issue of stubble burning in Punjab and the government’s multi-pronged strategy to combat it. The report features ADGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla, the nodal officer for monitoring farm fires, who discusses the deployment of a ‘Parali Protection Force’ to engage with and take action […]
Smriti Mandhana gave special mention to a teammate after the title win in Navi Mumbai (PTI Photos) India’s maiden Women’s World Cup triumph on Sunday night was marked by joy, emotion, and moments that went beyond the scoreboard. As the celebrations carried on deep into the night at DY Patil Stadium, one gesture from vice-captain […]
NEW DELHI: A collective team effort powered India to their maiden Women’s World Cup title, as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in a thrilling final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday night.South Africa’s hopes faded when captain Laura Wolvaardt was dismissed in the 42nd over, followed by Chloe Tryon’s […]
India’s triumph in the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium has sparked jubilation across the subcontinent — and a storm of self-reflection thousands of kilometres away in South Africa. While India’s fans, players, and legends celebrated an emphatic home victory, a pointed social media post from Cape Town has […]
Harmanpreet Kaur recreated an iconic picture of MS Dhoni, who posed at the Gateway of India in Mumbai after the ODI World Cup triumph in 2011 (Images via X/Screengrabs & Getty) A day after lifting the ICC Women’s World Cup for the first time, the Indian women’s cricket team celebrated the historic moment in Mumbai, […]
Amol Muzumdar’s journey in Indian cricket is not that of a superstar, but a profound study in persistence, patience, and eventually, transformative leadership. For a man who was bossing domestic cricket during his heydays with 11000-plus runs in first-class cricket, breaking into the Indian national team was certain. Instead, he became the most celebrated Indian […]
India Women debuted their team anthem after the World Cup win in Navi Mumbai (Screengrabs) The celebrations at the DY Patil Stadium stretched well into the night after India Women clinched their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title. Following a hard-fought 52-run win over South Africa, the atmosphere turned festive as the players gathered in […]
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian Cricket Team lifted its maiden Women’s World Cup title in a much-awaited victory over South Africa, beating the team by 52 runs and creating history. But the road to this victory has not been easy. Oftentimes, Indian Women’s Cricket Team members have complained about the chauvinist stand of multiple men in power […]
