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Neetu David, AB de Villiers and Alastair Cook get their name in ICC Hall Of Fame

Indian leg-spinner Neetu David, along with AB de Villiers and Alastair Cook got their name included in the ICC Hall of Fame.

Meet the latest MCC Life Members: Diana Edulji, Shantha Rangaswamy, Shubhangi Kulkarni, Sudha Shah, Sandhya Agarwal, Neetu David, Gargi Banerji, Shashi Gupta and Amita Sharma

A few days ago, nine former Indian women cricketers were given honorary life membership by MCC.

Mithali Raj tops ICC ranking, but the Indian media has little interest in women’s cricket

By Sudatta Mukherjee 

On February 28, 2012, when Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 133 to guide India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a do-or-die match, the Indian media went on an overdrive in burying him with adjectives. But when another Indian cricketer got to the top of the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, there was hardly a ripple in the media. Why? The answer is simple: The player in question is Mithali Raj and the ICC rankings are for women’s cricket.

Isa Guha bids farewell to a brilliant international career when just 26

By Sudatta Mukherjee

Isa has played as a medium-pacer with distinction for England, occupying the No 1 slot in ICC bowling rankings. She has been a part of a World Cup-winning team and her nine for 100 helped England register a series win over Australia.

Spare a thought for Mithali, Jhulan & other world class Indian women cricketers

India, too, has produced world class women’s cricketers over the years like Shanta Rangaswamy, Diana Eduljee, Sandhya Agarwal, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Joswami, to name just a few. But in a male-dominated nation, these women and the game their brand of cricket has not got its rightful due.