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Tendulkar hails ICC post-pregnancy rules as boost for women cricketers

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has welcomed the ICC's newly unveiled post-pregnancy return-to-play guidelines, calling them a "massive boost" for the future of women's cricket. To ensure a safe and sustainable return to cricket for women players post-pregnancy, the ICC on Monday announced guidelines to cover their early recovery after birth, structured training, and conditioning during a 16-week window before comeback. The 'Return to Play Post-Pregnancy Guidelines' for female cricketers, outline a six 'R's framework: Ready, Review, Restore, Recondition, Return and Refine. "Exceptional batting by the @ICC. Empowerment in sport is about ensuring that a player's journey, in all phases, is supported with the right framework. Seeing the transition from 'choosing between' to 'doing both' is proof that we are playing the game the right way. "A massive boost for the future of women cricketers worldwide," Tendulkar wrote on 'X'. The document speaks about having a dedicated 'Case Manager'

ICC Women's T20 WC 2026: Qualification scenarios of 9 teams in contention

Ireland, Netherlands and Pakistan have already been knocked out of the tournament, leaving nine teams battling for the top four positions

IPL 2027: Pant takes 44.4% pay cut to return to Delhi Capitals from LSG

Pant rejoins DC at revised Rs 15 crore fee after record Rs 27 crore move to LSG; Kuldeep heads the other way in blockbuster IPL trade

ICC introduces new 16-week post-pregnancy return-to-play framework

To ensure a safe and sustainable return to cricket for women players post-pregnancy, the ICC on Monday announced guidelines to cover their early recovery after birth, structured training, and conditioning during a 16-week window before the comeback. The 'Return to Play Post-Pregnancy Guidelines' for female cricketers, outline a six 'R's framework: Ready, Review, Restore, Recondition, Return and Refine. "The approach covers early recovery after birth, medical and wellbeing reviews, gradual return to structured training, cricket-specific conditioning, return to play and ongoing monitoring once a player is back in the cricket environment," the ICC stated in a press release. The document speaks about having a dedicated 'Case Manager' for the players returning to competitive cricket post pregnancy. The Case Officer should be either a doctor or a physiotherapist. The early review would include comprise focus on psychological support in the players' adjustment to life as a mother, follow

ICC Women's T20 WC 2026: All-round show kapp helps SA end IND's winning run

Marizanne Kapp struck a scintillating 45-ball 81 as South Africa overwhelmed India by six wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. Batting first, India posted 158 for seven and South Africa rode on Kapp's brilliant unbeaten knock and Tazmin Brits' 36-ball 40 to complete the chase of 159 in 19.1 overs. Shree Charani (3/24) picked up three wickets for India. Earlier, India were off to a flying start and scored 59 runs in the powerplay due to Shafali Verma (3 off 15 balls) and Smriti Mandhana's (17 off 12 balls) aggressive approach. However, South Africa's bowlers fought back well by applying the brakes on India's scoring in the middle overs while picking up important wickets, including that of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who made her 200th T20I appearance, a feat no other cricketer -- male and female -- has achieved in the history of the game. Harmanpreet made 24 in her landmark game while Deepti Sharma chipped in with an useful 29 in 21 balls. Shabnim I

Vaibhav shines with fiery fifty as IND-A beat SL-A to lift tri-series title

Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi saved his best for the final, smashing a breathtaking 29-ball 94 as India A thrashed Sri Lanka A by 66 runs to clinch the Team Tri-Series title, here on Sunday. The 15-year-old blazed 10 fours and eight sixes in a record 11-ball List A fifty, powering India A to a daunting 377/9 after Sri Lanka A opted to bowl. With a mountain of runs to chase, Sri Lanka A never really got going and were bowled out for 311 in 47.1 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals. There was little resistance in the chase apart from Sadeera Samarawickrama (52; 44 balls) and Wanuja Sahhan who top-scored with a 69-ball 62. For India A, new-ball bowler Yash Thakur led the attack with 3/45 in 7 overs, while Vipraj Nigam wrapped the tail with 3/60 in 9.1 overs. Skipper Tilak Varma capped a fine all-round outing with a tidy 1/11 from two overs. Sooryavanshi's breathtaking assault had put India A firmly in command early in the innings, while Varma later anchored the effort wit

IND vs SA live streaming: How to watch today's Women's T20 WC 2026 match?

The live streaming of the India Women vs South Africa Women match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Kohli's participation in question as BCCI announces squad for England ODIs

Premier batter Virat Kohli was on Sunday named in India's squad for the three-match ODI series against England next month, subject to fitness clearance, as the BCCI announced team for the upcoming white-ball assignment. The selection committee picked a 15-member squad for the ODI series, to be led by Shubman Gill, with Rohit Sharma also included. Kohli's inclusion remains dependent on a fitness clearance, according to a note issued by the BCCI along with the squad announcement. The in-form Kohli is set to appear in a fitness test on Monday in Bengaluru. Shreyas Iyer remains the vice-captain, while KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan were selected as wicketkeepers. India will play the three ODIs against England at Edgbaston (July 14), Sophia Gardens (July 16) and Lord's (July 19). The BCCI also announced an updated squad for the T20I series against Ireland after spinner Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out. The board said Chakravarthy is in the final stages of rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre

IND vs SA ICC Women's T20 WC 2026: IND look to stay unbeaten with win vs SA

It will be a historic night for the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as she will become the first cricketer, male or female, to represent their side in 200 T20I matches

IND A vs SL A: Sooryavanshi slams 11-ball fifty, fastest in List A cricket

Teenager sensation Sooryavanshi falls six runs short of a century after smashing 94 off 29 balls against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla

Jaiswal's ton, Prasidh's fifer headline India's 9-wicket win vs Afghanistan

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma activated their free-flowing mode while making an unbeaten 110 and 79 respectively, backing up Prasidh Krishna's career-best 5 for 23 as India flayed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third and final ODI here on Saturday. The victory helped India sweep the three-match ODI series 3-0. The target of 219 was never really going to test the Indians, and they completed the chase in a mere 28.4 overs, leaving a valiant 102 by Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi as a mere footnote. India finished with 224 for one, laced by Jaiswal's second ODI hundred. Realistically, neither Rohit nor Jaiswal, who could not have timed his second ODI hundred no better, have nothing to prove but their immediate situation made it mandatory for them to make this outing count. Rohit needed a substantial innings to keep the swelling competition for his place at bay for the time being, and Jaiswal needed a big score to keep himself in contention for India's thickly populate

IND vs AFG 3rd ODI: Where to watch live streaming of today's ODI match?

JioHotstar in India will stream the India vs Afghanistan third ODI match through its app and website

IND vs AFG 3rd ODI: Dominant India look to complete series sweep in Chennai

Skipper Shubman Gill has led the side from the front with an unbeaten half-century in the first ODI and a brilliant ton in the second ODI

BCCI eyes Mar 10-May 15 IPL window next season amid heat concerns: Saikia

In its bid to beat the extreme May heat in most parts of the country, the BCCI is contemplating an early start to the IPL, eyeing a March 10-May 15 window for future editions starting next year, Board secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI in an exclusive interview. However, he made it clear that due to international calender constraints, the number of matches will remain 74 and not be increased to 94. The IPL usually gets underway in the last week of March and winds up towards the end of May. Saikia said an early IPL would protect the interest of both players as well as the paying public. "This year, IPL started around the March 29th (28th), and it was over by May 31. Only thing which we are discussing is that during the fag end of the tournament after May 15...there is apprehension of having rainfall or pre-monsoon season starting. "On the other hand, there is hot weather which is not very conducive either for the players or for the crowds," Saikia said in the interaction. He said th

Women's T20 WC: Shafali, Mandhana star as India beat Netherlands by 95 runs

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma sizzled with the bat as India coasted to an emphatic 95-run win over the Netherlands in their Women's T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday. The Indian opening duo of Mandhana (74 off 47 balls) and Shafali (55 off 38 balls) slayed a hapless Netherlands attack to fire India to 209/5, their highest total in the tournament history. The pair shared a 115-run stand off 70 balls after Netherlands put the opposition in to bat. The Netherlands were never in the run chase despite promising knocks from skipper Babette de Leede (28 off 27 balls) and Sterre Kallis (18 off 13 balls) before being bundled out for 114 in 17.3 overs. From India's point of view, the biggest scare came when off-spinner Shreyanka Patil was stretchered off the field after twisting her ankle while fielding off her very first ball of the evening. India next face a much tougher opponent in South Africa in Manchester on June 21. On her World Cup debut, pacer Nandani Sharma had a producti

IND vs AFG 2nd ODI: Where to watch live streaming of today's ODI match?

JioHotstar in India will stream the India vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI match through its app and website

IND vs NED ICC Women's T20 WC 2026: India look to keep winning run intact

India's spinners Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma will once again be under focus after their combined eight-wicket outing against Pakistan

IND vs AFG 2nd ODI: Rohit in focus as India look to seal series in Lucknow

It will be an important game for the Indian skipper, who will be eyeing his first ODI series win as the full-time ODI captain

How the fightback culture is driving India's women's cricket team's rise

India's rise in women's cricket has been built on talent, but its greatest strength may now be something less tangible: an ability to recover when the pressure is at its highest

IPL 2026 breaks all-time viewership record with 1.2 billion overall viewers

The final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings emerged as the most-watched IPL match ever, attracting more than 400 million viewers