BBC | Previewing T20 World Cup 2026
Talking about India’s chances at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with BBC India.
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Outlook | The journey of women’s cricket in India
Outlook magazine published an issue dedicated to women’s cricket, and I wrote an essay on the recent growth of the sport in India. The piece tracked the journey of women’s cricket from being played in front of sparse crowds to capturing the imagination of the nation with victory at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
BBC Sportswoman of the Year: Choosing the best
The BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award nominations are out. For the second year in a row, I’ve been fortunate to be part of the panel to shortlist these names. I find this task exhilarating. It allows me the chance to revisit stellar performances. I get to celebrate others I might have missed over
RCB podcast season 2: Gamechangers
The challenge with returning to the next year of the RCB podcast was to avoid the season 2 slump. Season 1 of “How IPL changed my life” had the high-emotion rags to riches stories. How do we capture the same level of emotion and maintain a newness to conversations with many of the same players?
BBC | WPL auction: The promise of stability
Interview with the BCC about why the WPL auction marks a momentous day for women’s cricket.
Mithali Raj reflections with Jarrod Kimber
Looking back on the career, life and legacy of Mithali Raj, on Jarrod Kimber’s Red Inker podcast.
Mithali Raj retires: End of an era
India cricket legend Mithali Raj announced her retirement from international cricket and it was the end of an era. For me as a journalist too. My writings on women’s cricket began with Mithali. Hers was the first name I knew. My understanding of the game grew along with conversations I had with her, when she
RCB podcast tells the stories behind the stars
The great stories on the RCB podcast were thanks to the subjects, and the audio production only does those stories more favours.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold: What does it mean for athletics?
Before Neeraj Chopra won gold for India in the javelin at the Tokyo Olympics, he was an overweight teen with a healthy streak of mischief. His village in north India had few playgrounds and little awareness of any sports other than a traditional form of wrestling and kabaddi. I wrote for Athletics Weekly about what
Ind v NZ: The Shreyas Iyer Test
The constant drone of trumpets in Kanpur attempted to infiltrate the haze of weariness that set in from months of back-to-back cricket.