From Kolkata’s slums to elite cricket: The story of India’s Saika Ishaque👍🏻😃

 In a conservative and marginalised environment, especially for women, it is nothing short of remarkable that one of the neighbourhood’s own, Saika Ishaque, picked up cricket at a young age.

What’s more, the “ziddi” (headstrong) player from Park Circus went on to become one of Indian cricket’s breakout stars and rags-to-riches success stories of the year.

In a fairytale-like year, Saika signed a contract with the Mumbai Indians franchise in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL), completed a title-winning campaign with them and made an impressive debut for India in the recent T20 series against England.

The 28-year-old left-arm spinner now finds herself knocking on the doors of the Test team as India look to build a dominant squad.US Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad: I showed what Muslim women can do in sport

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A tribute to Mithali Raj, India’s cricketing genius

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Photos: At wrestling school in Indian village, women chase a better life

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Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain

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Mitchell Starc beats Glenn McGrath to become fastest to take 60 wickets in ODI World Cup history

Mitchell Starc became the fastest bowler to take 60 wickets in the history of ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023. The left-arm speedster achieved this feat in merely 27 matches during his impressive opening spell in the semi-final of the tournament against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.

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 *X Aka Twitter Starts Rolling Out Audio, Video Calls for Users: Here Is How You Can Use It*

 

The new features are part of CEO Elon Musk's vision to transform Twitter into a multi-purpose app and mean users can connect in new ways regardless of the device they are using.

On Camera: Russian YouTuber Harassed While Filming in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar*😳

 *Shameful!*

*On Camera: Russian YouTuber Harassed While Filming in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar*

A Russian YouTuber, who goes by the name ‘Koko in India’ on YouTube, was harassed while vlogging in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Market. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

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