Womens Cricket

Srijit Mukherji, the renowned director of movies like Begum Jaan, has taken over the charge to direct, "Shabaash Mithu", starring Tapsee Pannu. Earlier, the movie was supposed to be directed by Rahul Dholakia, who then stepped down stating, “covid messed up everyone’s schedules, mine was no different." The movie is based on the life of Indian Women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj and is being produced by Viacom 18 Pictures.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on May 20 announced that the Indian women’s cricket team will play its maiden pink-ball Test later this year against Australia. Sharing the news on Twitter, Shah cited the move as a part of the BCCI’s "commitment towards women’s cricket”. Notably, India’s maiden pink-ball Test against Australia will be the second such game to be played in the women’s cricket history.

Sources from the BCCI have revealed that the 'Women's T20 Challenge' will be conducted from November 4 to November 9 in Sharjah, Dubai. A total of four matches will be scheduled according to the round-robin format for the three teams participating in the tournament. Reportedly, the players will reach the UAE in the second week of October, and will undergo a six-day quarantine on arrival.