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Poonam Yadav who has been out of the Indian team for a very long time now is eyeing the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League to make her comeback in the Indian cricket team.

 Apart from Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who snared five wickets in four matches, the other spinners have failed to leave an impact.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced that the Women's IPL will take place during the men's league in the UAE.

The Indian women's cricket team's proposed tour, the only major assignment before next year's ICC World Cup, was called off earlier this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yadav, who played a crucial role in India's campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in which India finished runners up, pledged to donate Rs 2 lakh for the cause.

In a Q&A session on Sunday, Indian spinner Poonam Yadav named one women's player who can score a double century in ODIs.

India women's cricketer Poonam Yadav has said that she would love to roll her arm over for Chennai.

India women's cricketer Poonam Yadav has said that she is 'tired' of losing out on a chance to lift the World Cup trophy twice, and that she now eyes winning the 2021 fifty-over World Cup.

Poonam Yadav took 10 wickets throughout the tournament, while Shafali Verma scored 163 runs at a brilliant strike rate of 158.25.

Poonam has revealed a stinging rebuke from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on opening night helped her take the tournament by storm.

Poonam Yadav is leading the charts with nine scalps in four matches so far in the Women's World T20 in Australia.

India have been unbeaten so far in the Women's World T20 and topped Group A on their way to the semi-finals.

Poonam Yadav was the star of India's opening game in the women's T20 World Cup, as she took four wickets to lead the side to a 17-run win over hosts Australia.

Poonam Yadav took four wickets while Deepti Sharma scored an important 49* as India secured a 17-run victory over Australia.

Poonam Yadav took four for 19 to help India complete a 17-run victory against defending champions Australia on Friday.

Injured during a pre-tournament camp in December, Poonam Yadav missed the preparatory tri-series in Australia and her participation in the showpiece was thrown into doubt.

Poonam had the hosts in a spin from her first over, starting with stock leg-spinners before unfurling wicked wrong-uns to finish with a match-winning 4/19.

Poonam was suffering from injuries in the buildup to the tournament and she thanked her physio and teammates to help her get back to match fitness in time for the World Cup.

While Poonam received the honour from President during Thursday's award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Jadeja was a notable absentee due to national duty in the ongoing away Test series against the West Indies.

The CoA met in the Delhi to discuss the matter in the presence of GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim, who proposed the names of the cricketers.