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The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, [8] represents India in women's international cricket.It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.
Raja Rammohan Roy's efforts led to the abolition of Sati under Governor-General William Cavendish-Bentinck in 1829. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's crusade for improvement in the situation of widows led to the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Many women reformers such as Pandita Ramabai also helped the cause of women.
Smriti Mandhana. Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana ( / smrɪ.tiː ˈmɑːn.dən.ɑː / smri-tee MAHN-dən-ah; [ 1] born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who represents the Indian women's national team. She plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL). [ 2][ 3][ 4] In domestic cricket, she represents the Maharashtra ...
Dutee Chand (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women's 100 metres event. [ 5] Chand is the first Indian to win a gold medal in 100 m race in a global competition, and in 2016 took part in the Rio Olympic Games. [ 6] She is the third Indian woman to ever qualify for the Women's 100 ...
The women's variant of the game is similar to the men's version, with minor modifications to umpiring and pitch requirements. [1] The first women's ODI was played in 1973, between England and Australia. [2] The Indian women's team played their first ever ODI match in 1978, against England, [3] after the Women's Cricket Association of India was ...
Bindi (decoration) Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (from Sanskrit bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") [ 1][ 2] is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the center of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent .
A women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is a 20 overs -per-side cricket match played in a maximum of 150 minutes between two ICC member sides, and is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. [1] The first such match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand. [2] The India women's national cricket team played its first WT20I ...
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...