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Mumbai, March 20 (Ians) Riding high on classy knocks by Grace Harris and Tahlia McGrath along with Sophie Ecclestone’s thrilling show in the final over, Up Warriorz stunned Gujarat Giants by three wickets here at Brabourne Stadium to seal their berth in play-offs in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (Wpl) here on Monday.

Reeling at 39/3 in the powerplay, the Warriorz shifted the momentum into their favour to Harris’ 72 off 41, decorated with seven boundaries and four maximums, and MacGrath’s 57 off 38, including 11 boundaries.

Chasing 179, the Warriorz suffered a major blow early in the innings as Monica Patel struck in the second over to send skipper Alyssa Healy cheaply for 12. Healy was slightly early into her pull shot and got a top edge and the ball flew towards deep square leg, where Harleen Deol took an easy catch.

In the next over, Kim Garth removed Kiran Navgire on a short ball...

Mumbai, March 20 (Ians) Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat first against Up Warriorz in Match 17 of the Women’s Premier League (Wpl) 2023 at Brabourne Stadium, here on Monday.

Giants made one change with Monica Patel coming in place of Sabbhineni Meghana in the playing XI while Warriorz remained unchanged for this game.

“It is sunny today and it is a flat track. in. That is what was in our mind today and we have to win big to make it to the eliminator. Dew factor is not going to come in this game,” Giants skipper Sneh Rana said after winning the toss.

On the other hand, Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy said: “We will get out there and have a bowl, get used to the conditions. This is the third game on this wicket, the spinners might come to the fore today. No changes from the game we played last time.

Mumbai, March 16 (Ians) The Gujarat Giants managed to hold their nerve to get back to winning ways by registering an 11-run win over Delhi Capitals in match 14 of the Women’s Premier League (Wpl) at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday.

After scintillating fifties from Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner took Gujarat to 147/4 in 20 overs, the bowlers did well, and coupled with mistakes from Delhi’s batters, were able to reduce them to 100/8 by the 15th over.

But Arundhati Reddy gave Gujarat an almighty scare with her 17-ball 25 and shared a partnership of 35 off 21 balls with Shikha Pandey. But with her falling in the 18th over meant Gujarat eventually finished on the right side of the result and pushed Royal Challengers Bangalore to the bottom of the points table.

After captain Meg Lanning survived a pretty close on the very first ball off Kim Garth, Shafali Verma got going by lofting...

Mumbai, March 16 (Ians) Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Giants in match 14 of Womens Premier League (Wpl) at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday.

The last time these two teams met in the competition, Delhi thrashed Gujarat by ten wickets, thanks to Marizanne Kapp’s five-fer and a blazing fifty by Shafali Verma. While Delhi have only lost one game to Mumbai Indians, Gujarat have won just one game against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

After winning the toss, Meg said India leg-spinner Poonam Yadav replaces USA’s left-arm pace all-rounder Tara Norris in the playing eleven, citing the matchup. “A new wicket, will see how it plays. Will look to bowl well and chase it down. It’s a new day today, we played well that night, they have some world class players.”

Gujarat captain Sneh Rana said South Africa batter Laura Wolvaardt...

On Tuesday, in a re-match between the two teams, Harmanpreet again proved to be the difference through her 30-ball 51 while smashing seven fours and two sixes to register her third fifty in four innings of the competition.

There used to be a time when Harmanpreet used to blow hot and cold in T20 matches. But, in the ongoing Wpl, she has turned out to be consistent with the bat while bailing Mumbai out of tough situations.

Such was the impact of Harmanpreet’s knock that Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Sushma Verma conceded after the match ended that the right-handed batter was just unstoppable at the moment.

Saba Karim, the former India wicketkeeper-batter, believes that consistency is the biggest change in Harmanpreet’s batting. "Mumbai Indians have a good legacy of creating a wonderful environment that allows not only big players but also for the young players to grow."

"That is what is being seen in Harman.

Mumbai, March 14 (Ians) Mumbai Indians continued their winning run in the 2023 Women’s Premier League (Wpl) as they beat Gujarat Giants (Gg) by 55 runs at the Brabourne Stadium – Cci, here on Tuesday.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s brilliant fifty (51) and Yastika Bhatia’s (44) impressive opening knock led the way for Mi before their bowling attack restricted Gujarat to 107/9.

Chasing 163, the Gujarat Giants got off to a shaky start. Sophia Dunkley was trapped Lbw on the very first delivery of the innings.

Mi started the powerplay on a high note and that’s exactly how they finished it. Hayley Mathews removed Sabbhineni Meghana and Annabel Sutherland in the same over as the Gujarat Giants were reeling at 34/3 after 6 overs.

Harleen Deol struck three fours to get going but her 22-run knock was put to an end by Issy Wong, who got the Gg opener out Lbw in the 9th over.

Troubles grew...

Navi Mumbai, March 12 (Ians) Pacer Marizanne Kapp, who claimed a sensational fifer and played an important role in Delhi Capitals’ win over Gujarat Giants, on Saturday revealed that she wanted to perform so badly since the last three games didn’t go well for her.

Kapp provided Delhi Capitals with an ideal start, getting rid of four Gujarat Giants batters in the first three overs. The pacer picked the important scalps of Sabbhineni Meghana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner to put Giants on backfoot.

She continued her dominance and removed the inform batter Harleen Deol and wicket-keeper Sushma Verma to complete her five-wicket haul.

Kapp’s fifer followed by Shafali Verma’s quickfire half-century (76 off 28) powered Delhi Capitals to a convincing 10-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in a Wpl 2023 match at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy.

“Just wanted to perform so badly. It’s not been going so well.

Navi Mumbai, March 11 (Ians) A sensational fifer from Marizanne Kapp (5-15) followed by Shafali Verma’s quickfire half-century (76 off 28) powered Delhi Capitals to a convincing 10-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in a Women’s Premier League (Wpl) 2023 match at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, here on Saturday.

This was Delhi Capitals’ third win in four matches and they are at the second spot in the points table while Gujarat suffered their third defeat in four games to lie in fourth place.

Apart from Kapp, the likes of Shikha Pandey (3-26) and Radha Yadav (1-19) also picked crucial wickets at different stages as Delhi Capitals restricted Gujarat Giants to 105/9 in 20 overs. On the other hand, Kim Garth (32 not out off 37), Georgia Wareham (22 off 25) and Harleen Deol (20 off 14) were the only ones to make vital contributions to Gujarat.

Chasing a paltry total, Shafali made a mockery of the Giants’ bowling attack...

Navi Mumbai, March 11 (Ians) A sensational fifer from Marizanne Kapp (5-15) followed by Shafali Verma’s quickfire half-century (76 off 28) led Delhi Capitals to a thumping 10-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in a Women’s Premier League (Wpl) 2023 match at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, here on Saturday.

This was Delhi Capitals’ third win in four matches and they are at the second spot in the points table while Gujarat suffered their third defeat in four games to lie in fourth place.

Apart from Kapp, the likes of Shikha Pandey (3-26) and Radha Yadav (1-19) also picked crucial wickets at different stages as Delhi Capitals restricted Gujarat Giants to 105/9 in 20 overs. On the other hand, Kim Garth (32 not out off 37), Georgia Wareham (22 off 25) and Harleen Deol (20 off 14) were the only ones to make vital contributions to Gujarat.

Chasing a paltry total, Shafali Verma demolished Gujarat Giants’ bowlers by hitting them...

Navi Mumbai, March 11 (Ians) A sensational fifer from Marizanne Kapp (5-15) helped Delhi Capitals restrict Gujarat Giants to 105/9 in a Women’s Premier League (Wpl) 2023 match at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, here on Saturday.

Apart from Kapp, the likes of Shikha Pandey (3-26) and Radha Yadav (1-19) also picked crucial wickets at different stages for Delhi Capitals as Kim Garth (32 not out off 37), Georgia Wareham (22 off 25) and Harleen Deol (20 off 14) were the only ones to made vital contributions for Gujarat.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Gujarat Giants were off to a disastrous start, losing five wickets inside the Power-play.

Marizanne Kapp provided Delhi Capitals with an ideal start, getting rid of four Gujarat Giants batters in her first three overs. The pacer picked the important scalps of Sabbhineni Meghana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner to put Giants on backfoot.

Another Delhi pacer Shikha Pandey...

Navi Mumbai, March 11 (Ians) Gujarat Giants captain Sneh Rana won the toss and opted to bat first against Delhi Capitals in a Women’s Premier League (Wpl) 2023 match at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, here on Saturday.

Gujarat Giants, who won the last game, made two changes in their playing XI as Laura Wolvaardt and Georgia Wareham came in place of Sophia Dunkley and Annabel Sutherland for this game.

“We would like to bat first on a fresh wicket. We have two changes, Laura and Georgia are in. It’s amazing for us that Laura has joined us, we are excited. It’s just the team combination for the particular day. Everything is settled, and everyone is in a good shape,” said Sneh at the toss.

On the other hand, the Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals made just one change with Laura Harris replacing Alice Capsey. in the playing XI.

Mumbai, March 8 (Ians) Fantastic fifties from Harleen Deol and Sophia Dunkley coupled with Ashleigh Gardner’s three-fer propelled Gujarat Giants to 11-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and their first win of Wpl 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Electing to bat first, Sophia set the tone for Gujarat’s big total through a breath-taking 65 off 28 balls, including slamming fastest fifty of the tournament in 18 balls. In her blazing knock, she slammed 11 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 232.14.

Once she fell, Harleen shined to ensure Gujarat didn’t lose momentum. From being 18 off 17 at one point, she impressed everyone with her timing and placement to score 67 off 45 balls, hitting nine fours and a six at a strike-rate of 148.89.

For the third consecutive time in the competition, Bangalore’s bowling was taken apart, barring Shreyanka Patil and Heather Knight taking four wickets while conceding 49 runs off six overs between them.

Mumbai, March 8 (Ians) Fantastic fifties from Harleen Deol and Sophia Dunkley propelled Gujarat Giants to a commanding 201/7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Wpl 2023 match at the Brabourne Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Sophia set the tone for Gujarat’s big total through a breath-taking 65 off 28 balls, including slamming fastest fifty of the tournament in 18 balls. In her blazing knock, she slammed 11 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 232.14.

Once she fell, Harleen shined to ensure Gujarat didn’t lose momentum. From being 18 off 17 at one point, she impressed everyone with her timing and placement to score 67 off 45 balls, hitting nine fours and a six at a strike-rate of 148.89.

For the third consecutive time in the competition, Bangalore’s bowling was taken apart, barring Shreyanka Patil and Heather Knight taking four wickets while conceding 49 runs off six overs between them. Their fielding and catching wasn’t up to the mark too.

Mumbai, March 8 (Ians) Gujarat Giants captain Sneh Rana won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Wpl 2023 match at Brabourne Stadium, here on Wednesday.

After winning the toss, Sneh said the playing eleven is unchanged from their three-wicket loss to Up Warriorz on Sunday.

“It’s a used pitch. Want to bat freely with our batting depth. The environment was very positive – the kind of cricket we played. I’m enjoying the role. It adds responsibility to your shoulders,” she added.

Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana said leg-spin all-rounder Poonam Khemnar will replace batter Disha Kasat in the playing eleven.

“Considering the wicket, I don’t mind doing both. But we would’ve loved to bat as well. We had the discussion as a bowling unit (about the short outfield dimensions). First two games weren’t the way we wanted to start. It’s 8 matches...

Mumbai, March 4 (Ians) It has been a long time coming, and the cricketing family cannot wait for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League to get underway.

The Adani Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney, who recently won yet another Women’s T20 World Cup title in South Africa with the Australian side, said that there has been a buzz amongst the players about the tournament.

“I think there is a good amount of excitement around and there was a little bit of a chat at the Women’s T20 World Cup about what the Wpl was going to look like and I think everyone’s just really excited and raring to go now,” said Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney.

Asked about the kind of impact the Women’s Premier League can have on young cricketers in the team and the tournament, Mooney, who is a two-time Wbbl winner...

Mumbai, Feb 27 (Ians) The Adani Group owned Gujarat Giants on Monday appointed Australia’s Beth Mooney as the captain and Indian all-rounder Sneh Rana as the vice-captain of the team ahead of the inaugural edition of the Womens Premier League (Wpl), beginning on March 4.

Touted to be one of the most dominating wicket-keeper-batters in the game, Mooney and her team Australia successfully brought home the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2018, 2020 and 2023 along with the Women’s Odi World Cup in 2022 and the Gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Mooney, who has thrice won the Women’s Big Bash League, is one of the few batters in the women’s T20 to have scored multiple centuries, with two to her name, along with 17 half-centuries.

She is one of the most reliable members of the Australian women’s team and has played more than 83 games and scored 2,350 runs so far in her career,...

East London, Jan 22 (Ians) The Indian team will be aiming to continue the winning momentum when they take on the West Indies in the third match of the women’s T20I tri-series at the Buffalo Park Stadium in East London on Monday night.

Despite missing the services of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur due to an illness apart from Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur and Shikha Pandey, India were able to get a 27-run win over hosts South Africa in the first match of the tri-series.

Though four out of the top five batters, including stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana, fell for single-digit scores, the 76-run partnership between Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur helped India reach a respectable 147 after being 69/5 at one stage.

Amanjot was the star for India in her first international match against South Africa, making a fine 30-ball 41 not out after coming out to bat at number seven. Deepti, on the other hand,...

Raipur, Nov 26 (Ians) Yastika Bhatia, Jasia Akhter and Renuka Singh produced impactfull performances as India D beat India A by seven wickets in the final to lift the Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy, here on Saturday.

Chasing 145, Bhatia and Akhter set the platform with their 70-run opening partnership. Akhter, who was the aggressor, hitting three fours and as many sixes in her 38-ball 47, got out in the 11th over.

The next few batters Jemimah Rodrigues (2) and D. Hemalatha (4) couldn’t do much. However, Bhatia was in control and brought up her half-century in 41 balls. India D needed 38 runs in the last five overs, which Bhatia (80 not out off 56) and Sushma Verma (13 not out off 10) knocked off with an over to spare.

Earlier, put into bat, India A didn’t have a great start, with Renuka trapping Shivali Shinde lbw in the first over. Soon after, she dismissed Disha Kasat too,...

Lucknow, March 19 (Ians) India women, who are looking to avenge their Odi series loss to South Africa women in the three-match T20 series that begins at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday, suffered a setback even before the start.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was ruled out of the series opener due to injury on Friday.

"She has been ruled out of tomorrow's match and rest of the updates on her injury will be given by the medical team and the team management. It will be better for them to speak about it rather than me," said Smriti Mandhana who will now lead the Indian team.

Harmanpreet Kaur had suffered a hip-flexor injury while batting in the fifth and final Odi on Wednesday. She had to retire hurt on 30 and did not take field when India bowled.

Saturday's T20 would be India's first game in...

Lucknow, March 19 (Ians) India women will look to avenge their Odi series loss to South Africa women when they take on their opponents in the three-match T20 International series that begins at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.

India had lost the Odi series 1-4, managing to win only the second match as their bowling faltered. The spinners were disappointing as Proteas women batters had it easy, losing no more than five wickets in all the four ODIs they won. India bowled their opponents out in the only game they won.

Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the T20 side, taking over from Mithali Raj who captained the team in the ODIs. Raj is not part of India's T20 side since she retired a year-and-a-half ago.

Opening batter Shafali Verma, whose exclusion from the Odi team surprised many is part of the T20 side. The...

New Delhi, March 16 (Ians) India's Punam Raut moved into the top 20 of the International Cricket Council's (Icc) women's Odi rankings for batters on Tuesday after her stellar performances in the five-match series between India and South Africa.

Punam, 31, recorded scores of 62 not out, 77 and 104 not out in the second, third and fourth ODIs. She has held a career high ranking of 13th and is fourth in the list among Indian batters after Smriti Mandhana (seventh) Mithali Raj (ninth) and Harmanpreet Kaur (15th). Harmanpreet is up two places among batters and has gained three places to reach 49th position in the bowling list.

Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad is another one to make notable gains, gaining four slots to reach 18th among bowlers with five wickets in three matches and advancing five places to 71st among batters. Sushma Verma (up three places to 81st among batters) and Mansi Joshi (up five places...

Lucknow, March 13 (Ians) India women will hope their lower-order batting comes good this time and they are able to challenge South Africa women in the fourth Odi, a game they need to win to stay alive in the five-match series. As of now, the Proteas women lead the series 2-1 and a win on Sunday at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium will seal the series in their favour.

India were coasting along to set up a challenging total against the visitors in the third Odi but failure of the lower-order batsmen to make use of the last five overs restricted them to 249. South Africa batter Lizelle Lee then scored a 131-ball unbeaten 132 to help her team win by six runs under Dls method.

Captain Mithali Raj touched upon the point after the game on Friday, admitting that the lower-order batters need to chip in.

"We...

Lucknow, March 12 (Ians) Punam Raut's 77 pushed India women's score to 248 runs for the loss of five wickets after batting first in their third Odi against South Africa on Friday. This is Punam's second consecutive half century of the series.

Fast bowler Shabnim Ismail took two wickets for the visitors while Marizanne Kapp, Tumi Sekhukhune and Anne Bosch got a wicket each at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Shabnim struck with the second ball of the match as opener Jemimah Rodrigues edged an away swinging delivery to wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta. But India managed to get partnerships after that with Smriti Mandhana (25) and Punam first putting up 64 for the second wicket.

Punam and captain Mithali Raj then put up 77 for the third wicket. Mithali scored 36 off 50 and became the first Indian woman to cross 10,000 runs in international cricket with a four Bosch in the 28th over. However,...

Lucknow, Feb 27 (Ians) Wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia from Punjab and Andhra Pradesh-born all-rounder Shikha Pandey do not figure in Indian One-day International (Odi) and T20 squads announced on Saturday. India will play five ODIs and three T20s against South Africa here, beginning March 7.

According to a statement of the Indian cricket board, Himachal Pradesh's Sushma Verma and uncapped Swetha Verma from Uttar Pradesh are the wicket-keepers in the Odi squad while Sushma and Nuzhat Parveen are the wicket-keepers in the T20 squads, picked by the all-India women's selection committee.

Mithali Raj is captain of the Odi squad and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the T20 team.

All eight matches will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Stadium in Gomti Nagar.

Indian squads:

ODIs: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam Raut, Priya Punia, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), D. Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Sushma Verma...

Sharjah, Nov 5 (Ians) Velocity captain Mithali Raj on Thursday won the toss and elected to bat against Trailblazers in second match of the Women's T20 Challenge 2020 being played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Velocity have made one change to their playing XI which featured last against Supernovas on Wednesday evening. Manali Dakshini has been left out and she has been replaced by Sushree Dibyadarshini.

"We will bat. It's a good wicket, we're confident with our batting, a score around 140-150 should be good," reckoned Mithali. "It's important to have runs on the board, the wicket could get slower and lower in the second innings," she added.

Trailblazers skipper Smriti Mandhana confirmed Punam Raut, Nuzhat Parween, Simran Bahadur and Kashvee Gautam missed out on the XI.

"We are happy to get out after quarantine. It's been difficult for all of us for the last seven months, coming back - we are...

Sharjah Nov 4 (Ians) Velocity on Wednesday beat the Supernovas by five wickets in a thriller of an opening match in the Women's T20 Challenge at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Velocity chased down a target of 127 with just one ball to spare, with South Africa's Sune Luus remaining unbeaten on 37 and wicket-keeper Sushma Verma scoring 34.

The pair put up 51 runs for the fifth wicket after it looked like Supernovas could be on course to defending the low target.

Shakera Salman ended her spell with no wickets but played an integral role in taking Supernovas close to victory as she conceded just 19 runs in her four overs. Ayabonga Khaka dismissed openers Shafali Verma and Danii Wyatt while Velocity captain Mithali Raj fell to Shashikala Siriwardene after labouring to seven runs off 19 balls.

Earlier, Velocity restricted Supernovas to 126/8 wickets in 20 overs. Veteran spinner Ekta Bisht took wickets off the last two balls of...

Sharjah, Nov 4 (Ians) Velocity on Wednesday won the toss and chose to bowl against Supernovas in the first match of the Women's T20 Challenge at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Velocity captain Mithali Raj said that she expects it to be easier to chase in the second innings, considering the conditions on offer. Supernovas skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, on the other hand, said that they were not dependent on the toss and would have been fine with either of the scenarios.

Velocity: Mithali Raj (captain), Veda Krishnamurthy, Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (wicketkeeper), Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Sune Luus, Jahanara Alam

Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayabonga Khaka

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Sharjah, Oct 11 (Ians) Thailand's Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country's first Women's T20 World Cup half-century, will become the first Thai cricketer to feature in Women's T20 Challenge when she takes the field for Trailblazers in the tournament, a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) said on Sunday.

The Bcci announced Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj as captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity, respectively for the tournament that will be played between November 4 and 9 in the United Arab Emirates.

The four-match tournament, also known as the women's Ipl, began in 2018 and features India's best players along with leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and New Zealand.

Supernovas have won both the previous titles though in 2018, the event featured just one match with Trailblazers being the other team.

Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Supernovas for the third successive year.

Leading the cricket frenzy, sports brand Puma launched its biggest campaign for the season - Sockthem, featuring Indian captain - handsome cricketer and Puma ambassador Virat Kohli along with Divine, the country's biggest hip-hop star.

The campaign takes inspiration from the skipper's iconic moment at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he made a statement by gesturing that he "lets his bat do the talking". Sockthem is a platform that aims to give Indian cricket fans all the ammunition they need to support the Men in Blue, with a rap anthem and a symbolic gesture.

Much like cricket, music speaks to everyone and is embedded in the fabric of society. The rap anthem effortlessly blends music and sport - two of the biggest cultural unifiers of the country. Honouring Virat Kohli's sportsmanship, Divine perfectly captures the crossover between music, art and culture and how cricket transcends everything in India. The music...