“So, who else is a Parshavi Chopra fan?” tweeted Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as India’s women’s U-19 team inched closer to its maiden World Cup title. That was in 2017, and a few months before joining the centre, Parshavi watched the entire Women’s World Cup — where India reached the final — and was hooked to the game. When I …
UP Warriorz has named star Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy as its captain for the inaugural Women’s Premier League, scheduled to be held next month in Mumbai. Healy, one of the most recognised faces in women’s cricket, is a highly experienced and seasoned campaigner, having played 139 T20Is for Australia, scoring close to 2,500 runs, with one century and 14 fifties. …
