Rumeli Dhar

Veteran all-rounder Rumeli Dhar on Saturday returned to the Indian women's cricket team for the remaining three T20 Internationals against South Africa in place of an injured Jhulan Goswami, ending a six-year hiatus.

Former India women's team captain Rumeli Dhar on Wednesday announced her retirement from all forms of the game. The right-handed batter and medium pacer announced her decision through an Instagram post.

Veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami was named in the Indian women's team for the T20 tri-series involving Australia and England with Harmanpreet Kaur back as the leader.

The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has roped in a former India cricketer as the bowling coach for its senior women’s team. Rumeli Dhar, who has a vast experience in international cricket, will join the team this season.

Rumeli Dhar shone both with the bat and ball as three-time champion India spanked Bangladesh by five wickets to set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup tournament.

Rumeli Dhar guided India to a thumping 182-run victory over Pakistan in the women's Asia Cup in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka on Monday.

Indian cricket’s comeback queen Rumeli Dhar announced her retirement from all formats of the game on Wednesday. Rumeli burst into the international scene in 2003, making her debut against England in ODIs at Lincoln.

India captain Jhulan Goswami was replaced by England spinner Holly Colvin as the top bowler in the latest ICC ODI Women Players Rankings issued on Wednesday.

One of the world's top batswomen Mithali Raj and 2007 ICC Women Cricketer of the Year Jhulan Goswami figured among a list of 30 players named in the Indian provisional squad for this year's World Cup in Australia from March 7 to 22.

Former captain Mithali Raj is the highest ranked Indian batter at third, while skipper Jhulan Goswami, also at third spot, is the country's best placed bowler in the ICC ODI rankings for women cricketers.

Mithali Raj will lead a 15-member Indian team in the women's Asia Cup cricket tournament to be held in Sri Lanka from April 27 to May 12.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad will replace injured left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht in India's squad for the Women's Twenty 20 tri-series starting on Thursday.

India's Mithali Raj and captain Jhulan Goswami hung on to their third position in the batters' and bowlers' charts respectively in the ICC Women's ODI rankings.

Jhulan Goswami's commitment to the game was such that she would "spit fire" even while bowling in the nets, and at the receiving end of it often was her longtime teammate and captain, Mithali Raj.

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Tuesday shortlisted 25 women probables for a 10-day fitness camp to prepare them for the ensuing tour of England.

Skipper Mithali Raj played a captain's knock by smashing a superb 54 to steer India to a 29-run win against Sri Lanka in the Women's Cricket Asia Tournament.

Indian women's cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami went up a couple of notches to regain the number one spot in the latest ICC ODI Rankings.

Easily beaten in the tournament opener by Australia, India will hope for a reversal in fortunes when they take on England in the women's T20 triangular series on Sunday.

Two former Indian cricketers, Rumeli Dhar and Devika Palshikar, are on the radar of Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) for coaching roles in the state.

The newly elected skipper of the Indian women team Jhulan Goswami says the upcoming Australia series would be very challenging but the medium pacer promised a good performance by her side.

Karnataka women’s cricket has lost its most experienced player to Bengal, with opener VR Vanitha opting out of the state set-up. On Monday, the decks were cleared for the 31-year-old, who has played six ODIs and 16 T20 matches for India, to move to Bengal with the Karnataka State Cricket Association granting her a no-objection certificate.

Indian women's team stood thoroughly out-played against Australia in their opening match of a five-match ODI series after the hosts romped home to a thumping eight-wicket win on Friday.

Jaya Sharma, who has not played international cricket since last November, was named among the 30 probables announced by the BCCI on Monday for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Cup.

Australian women maintained their stranglehold on India with a record-equalling six-wicket victory in the opening encounter of the T20 Tri-Series on Thursday.

It is harsh to say there are no takers for the first edition of the women's Twenty20 Cup to be played at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday, the response for the Asia XI-Africa XI match seems to be disappointing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday condoled the demise of legendary coach Tarak Sinha. Tarak Sinha passed away on Saturday aged 71 after a battle with cancer.

Indian women accomplished a 'historic double' as they outclassed South Africa women by 54 runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International to clinch the series 3-1, on Saturday.

The Indian women are on the cusp of setting a rare benchmark for their male counterparts as they eye a maiden double series win on South African soil when they take on the hosts in the third Twenty20 International on Sunday.

Indian women's cricket team have came from behind to beat West Indies and win the five-match One-day International (ODI) series 3-2.