Hard-working Shikha Pandey lives her dream

Aug 20, 2017: What she lacked in natural flair, she made up with grit to become an India allrounder and an officer with the Indian Air Force

Why women's cricket at the Olympics is a good idea

Aug 7, 2017: The men's game might not make it to the world's premier multi-sport event anytime soon, but it's vital that the women do

India's women cricketers are stars. Let's treat them that way

Jul 25, 2017: The World Cup finalists captured the public's imagination with their exciting style of play. Now give them what they are due

England v India, Women's World Cup final, Lord's

Mithali Raj's heroic run comes up short

Jul 23, 2017: With a little more help from her team-mates, Raj would have been holding aloft the trophy at Lord's but even so this should be seen as a game-changing campaign by India

England v India, Women's World Cup final, Lord's

A day to ask: where were you?

Jul 23, 2017: A thrilling Women's World Cup final at a sold out Lord's was a match years in the making and can define the future of the game

How to watch the women's game

Jul 22, 2017: It has evolved at a crazy pace in the last few years, but comparing it to the men's game, which has been professional for hundreds of years, is pointless

England v India, Women's World Cup final, Lord's

India ready to embrace a defining moment

Jul 21, 2017: India have played in front of the two previous sellout crowds at the World Cup, but the final at a packed Lord's will be a whole new experience

India v Australia, 2nd semi-final, Women's World Cup 2017, Derby

'WBBL stint has transformed Harmanpreet'

Jul 21, 2017: India captain Mithali Raj pointed to Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana's inputs on Australia players, courtesy their WBBL stints, as being key to plotting Australia's downfall in the semi-final in Derby

Australia v India, Women's World Cup semi-final, Derby

Unemployed Australians to 'face the music'

Jul 21, 2017: Australia's vanquished tournament favourites return home to the uncertainty of unemployment and the questions of a nation that expected them to be lifting the World Cup

Clark's lap of honour, Hockley's finest hour

Jul 6, 2017: Some of the biggest names in women's cricket recount their standout experiences in past editions of the game's premier event

'We're going to learn from the ups and downs of the last three World Cups'

Jun 16, 2017: Jhulan Goswami on being the highest wicket-taker in ODIs, and the young Indian bowlers she is mentoring

'If it's our last World Cup, we should enjoy ourselves'

Jun 12, 2017: India Women's captain Mithali Raj looks forward to what could be hers and Jhulan Goswami's final World Cup, and the exciting young talent that will replace them

South Africa v India, Women's quadrangular final, Potchefstroom

Goswami, Raj star in India's title win

May 21, 2017: Half-centuries from Mithali Raj and Punam Raut helped India women make light work of a 157 chase in the final against South Africa

Women's Quadrangular Series

A 13-year old debutant and two teenage centurions

May 21, 2017: The laundry list of records broken during the Quadrangular series between India, South Africa, Ireland and Zimbabwe

Women's Quadrangular

'Jhulan Is Number One'

May 9, 2017: Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs today. Here's a look at some of the reactions from around the cricketing world.

India women news

Raut, Goswami return for quadrangular series

May 2, 2017: Jhulan Goswami is back from a back injury that kept her out of the Women's World Cup qualifiers in Sri Lanka

India women news

Goswami, Parida ruled out of World Cup qualifiers

Feb 2, 2017: Seamers Jhulan Goswami and Sukanya Parida have been ruled out of the Women's World Cup Qualifiers to be played in Colombo from February 7 to 21

Women's bowling nominees

Stingy ladies

Jan 15, 2017: Knockout matches or not, our women's bowling nominees were loath to give up any runs

India v West Indies, 2nd Women's ODI

Bowlers set up India's series win

Nov 13, 2016: India Women backed the decision of Mithali Raj to field by restricting West Indies Women to 153 for 7, which set up their five-wicket win and helped take an unassailable 2-0 lead

India news

'We need more enhanced support staff' - Raj

Jun 3, 2016: India Women's captain Mithali Raj has expressed the need for more support staff in the team, even as she welcomed the BCCI's decision to allow the country's women cricketers to play in foreign leagues