Niki Prasad to lead India in inaugural women’s U-19 Asia Cup
All-rounder Niki Prasad has been named captain of the India U-19 squad for the inaugural edition of the junior women’s Asia Cup set to take place in Kuala Lumpur from December 15 to 22.
All-rounder Niki Prasad has been named captain of the India U-19 squad for the inaugural edition of the junior women’s Asia Cup set to take place in Kuala Lumpur from December 15 to 22.
The national Men’s Selection Committee has picked a 15-member India A squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, with Ruturaj Gaikwad named as captain for this tour by the fringe players of the country.
Thus the first name that could be a possible frontrunner for the post is Suryakumar Yadav, a regular in the side. He captained a second-string India squad to a 4-1 series win over Australia last November, followed by a 1-1 series scoreline in South Africa.
This will be the first time that the Australian pacer will lead a side in the IPL, but his appointment comes after a successful period as captain of Australia, during which he led them to victory in the World Test Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup, with both wins in the finals coming against India.
Australia captain Meg Lanning will head the Delhi Capitals in the first Women's Premier League (WPL), which begins on March 4 in Mumbai.
The national team captain, who is an Arjuna Awardee, has a solid winning record, and also holds the record for the highest ever individual score in a knockout game in a Women's World Cup match (171*).
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday announced Smriti Mandhana as the captain of their women's team for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023.
England captain Ben Stokes said it was an honour for his side to walk out in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The melodramatic, even distorted conclusion may have left him with fewer loyalists in the bargain too, because few people had not seen through the falsifying, hyper-dramatised doings of the day of denouement when Test cricket was spurned and Twenty20 embraced.
Lashing out at Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Mann said that even in the so-called richest state of the country, there was a shortage of medical services.
