Indian women's cricket team to quarantine in Mumbai ahead of WC departure
Cricket | January 15, 2022 20:52 ISTThe team is expected to depart for New Zealand on January 24 and the players will have to undergo another quarantine upon arrival.
The team is expected to depart for New Zealand on January 24 and the players will have to undergo another quarantine upon arrival.
India will open their World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6. Jhulan termed the match as important as the other matches they will play.
The right-handed opener wrote that last year she scored 295 runs, which included a hundred and two half-centuries in six ODIs.
ICC Women's World Cup 2022: Mithali Raj will continue to lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur as her deputy. The side also includes veterans Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and the young Shafali Verma among others.
The first set of games will also see two massive rivalries take the centre stage, with Australia taking on England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on March 5 and India facing Pakistan in Tauranga the following day.
The players tested positive following a screening of all team members after two players showed mild symptoms 2021.
According to a release issued by the global body, Ibha aims to inspire women and girls across India and around the world to realise their potential.
Mandhana, 25, has evolved into one of the team's key players since making her international debut in 2013.
The ICC said the T20 World Cup will have 12 teams instead of 10 from the 2026 edition. The ODI World Cup will also be expanded -- from eight teams to 10 -- from the 2029 edition.
Head coach Thomas Dennerby could continue, but the journey of several of his Indian players has ended even before they could hit the road to fame, courtesy the cancellation of next year's FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup.
The Women's Under-17 World Cup in India, which was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, was on cancelled by FIFA and the country was handed the hosting rights of the 2022 edition.
The Netherlands hosted the 2017 women's European championship and Germany organized the continental event twice, in 1989 and 2001.
Originally scheduled to be held in five venues of India from November 2 to 21, the women's age group showpiece was pushed to February 17-March 7 next year due to the pandemic.
Cricketer Anjum Chopra spoke to ANI on women's cricket.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) said in a media statement that the European governing body UEFA has "confirmed that England, Germany and Spain will represent Europe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021".
The qualifiers for the tournament were supposed to be held in July, but had to be postponed due to the pandemic.
The ICC on Friday deferred next year's 50-over women's World Cup in New Zealand until February-March 2022 because of the impact the pandemic has had on cricket globally.
Jhulan wants to be there in New Zealand 18 months from now but says her fitness and performance in the run-up to the event will decide that.
New Zealand Cricket chairperson Greg Barclay has stated that a decision on the 2021 Women's World Cup will be made in the next two weeks.
The winning bid proposed 12 cities with seven in Australia and five in New Zealand. It includes the main stadium used for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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