Kanpur or Lucknow to host South Africa in India’s first series since Women’s T20 World Cup: Report
India last played international cricket in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on 8 March, 2020. Updated Feb 22, 2021 · 10:43 pm File image | ICC Media Zone
The planned eight-match series between India and South Africa women is likely to be held from March 7, which will mark the return of the home team to competitive cricket after almost 12 months.
The series, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, is likely to be held in either Lucknow or Kanpur in a bio-bubble, a Board of Control for Cricket in India official told PTI on Monday. A 22-member Indian team has reportedly been picked for the contest.
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Sermon on the mount
About a 20-minute drive away from Kottayam town on the route to Mannanam there is a sports centre perched atop a hillock. Under the watchful eyes of a priest, the centre has been producing a string of top sportspersons in recent years and quietly revolutionising sports training in the state.
Father Antony Kanjirathinkal, a priest belonging to the congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) who runs the basketball and cricket academies of St Ephrem’s Higher Secondary School has a lot in his mind for the promotion of sports at the grassroots level. Besides spotting talent and nurturing it, the primary aim of his initiatives is to build a world-class sports training centre and help students from poor families get more job opportunities. Already, around 40 students from the academies have been offered jobs in the armed forces, police, KSEB, customs, banks and railways.
Thiruvananthapuram Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor , known for his deep love for the game of cricket on Friday slammed the decision by the Pinarayi Vijayan government to dump hosting the India-South Africa women s cricket series to .