India played their first women's Test in 1976 against the West Indies. For many years the team worked with limited resources, driven by the passion and records of pioneers like Diana Edulji, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami.The 2017 World Cup final run lifted the profile of the team, and the launch…
India’s men beat Sri Lanka 54-20 and the women defeated Uganda 35-15 to win both titles at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad on October 31. Both teams completed unbeaten campaigns.
India's men beat Bangladesh 56-27 and the women defeated Sri Lanka 39-14 to reach the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship finals. The men will face Sri Lanka and the women meet Uganda in Ahmedabad on October 31.
India beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in Vadodara to complete a 3-0 women’s ODI series sweep. Vaishnavi Sharma claimed 5/39, while Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma hit unbeaten half-centuries in a 17-over chase.
Harmanpreet Kaur has moved up to eighth in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, while Smriti Mandhana has slipped from No. 1 in the latest update following recent international performances.
India captain Smriti Mandhana stood to applaud Harmanpreet Kaur after her eighth ODI century against Zimbabwe in Vadodara, where Kaur’s 126 helped India recover from 19 for two.
India’s women opened the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship with a 73-13 win over Malaysia, while the men defeated England 46-26 in Ahmedabad. Sakshi scored 13 points for the women, and Naveen Kumar led the men with 12.
NDTV reports that land is being sought in Vadodara for India spinner Radha Yadav to establish a cricket academy, following scrutiny over a proposed land allotment to former cricketer Yusuf Pathan. The specific status and terms of any request for Yadav require official confirmation.
Pratika Rawal’s unbeaten 100 and Shafali Verma’s rapid 64 powered India to a nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI at Vadodara on October 23, giving the hosts a 1-0 series lead.
Harmanpreet Kaur smashed an unbeaten 91 off 41 balls as India beat Zimbabwe by 92 runs in Raipur to complete a 3-0 T20I sweep. Shafali Verma made 69 and Nandani Sharma took 3 for 18.
Ahmedabad hosts the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship from October 23–31, 2026. Reports list 13 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams, with India naming 14-player squads in both events.
India and Zimbabwe’s women cricketers wore black armbands during the first T20I in Raipur on October 16, 2026, to honour former Zimbabwe cricketer and international umpire Sarah Dambanevana, who died aged 36. A minute’s silence was observed before the match.
Deepti Sharma scored 49 and debutant Niki Prasad made an unbeaten 39 as India recovered from 19 for 4 to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in the first T20I at Raipur.
