Snehangshu Dutta from Chinsurah, Hooghly, beat over one million applicants to become an official FIFA World Cup 2026 volunteer in Dallas. It is the second consecutive World Cup with a direct Bengal connection.
As a child, I played a game called 'Saap Seeri' (Snakes and Ladders). It was a simple pursuit: except for an occasion or two - having not mastered the "art of throwing dice" - I climbed the ladders of progress only to be swallowed by a snake that pulled me back to the threshold.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
The victory also confirmed India’s qualification for the Super Eights, while Pakistan slipped to third in the group behind USA on net run-rate.
Ravichandran Ashwin has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit its international calendar, arguing that the increasing frequency…
The duo, members of India’s first-ever Women’s World Cup-winning team, were accorded a rousing welcome by the Punjab government, district administration, and Sports Department amid cheers and drum beats.
Though India went into the match without pacer Kranti Gaud and seasoned spinner Sneh Rana, with Amanjot Kaur and Radha Yadav taking their place in the playing XI, Harmanpreet was satisfied with India's efforts with the ball as they restricted Bangladesh to 119/9 in 27 overs.
Edwards, who coached Harmanpreet-led Mumbai Indians to two WPL titles before taking over as England’s head coach, called her “an incredible player” who “really steps up in big games.”
Ahead of the ODI game between India and Australia in the ongoing Women's World Cup, the Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association has announced that two stands at the Visakhapatnam Cricket Stadium will be named after legendary cricketers Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana.
When the Women's ODI World Cup was last played in India in 2013, it came and went without much fanfare. Though a few thousand fans trickled into the stadiums, most games were played largely to silence, and only a handful of the world's best players were recognised.
