Indrani Roy, who had a prolific run in the recent senior women's one-day tournament, is one step away from wearing the Indian jersey. Indrani, a wicket-keeper batter from Jharkhand scored a mammoth 456 runs in the Senior Women's One-day tournament before getting her maiden call-up. Before leaving for Mumbai, she said "I am prepared for any opportunities that come my way."

SportzPoint managed to have an exclusive interview with Indrani Roy before she left for Mumbai. The interview was thoroughly arranged by Arindam Samanta, of Cricket Fans of Bengal.

Hailing from Howrah, West Bengal, Indrani always wanted to make her career in cricket. Though, it was over a condition that her academic scores must be good. Indrani was always a good student. So, when her academic score dropped a bit, coach Pachu Gopal Majhi had to step in to convince her parents. Indrani said, "Sir, came to my house to convince my parents after my academic scores went down a bit." However, her parents were always supportive of her cricket. But, just like any other parents, they wanted to make sure her education is a priority too.

The wicket-keeper batter was not always a wicket-keeper. She had tried her hands on bowling as well with her tremendous batting. But, she switched to wicket-keeping as she thought donning the gloves may give her more opportunities. Coach Pachu Gopal Majhi said, "Indrani always wanted to learn. She would be ready to train after school was over. Her dedication was top-notch."

From Bengal to Jharkhand

Indrani started her career under the Cricket Association of Bengal. She even represented them in U-19 cricket as well. Though, even after becoming the highest run-getter, she was not finding the wicket-keeper's spot in the team as there was much competition. "I was playing there as a batter. There were many wicket-keepers in that team. But, I always wanted to be a wicket-keeper batter. So I decided to shift to Jharkhand when the opportunity came. I am thankful to both the associations."

Coach, Pachu Gopal Majhi added, "One thing that benefited Indrani after shifting to Jharkhand is more matches. She played more matches there which made her game better."

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"MS Dhoni is my idol"

When you are a wicket-keeper batter in India, the chances are that MS Dhoni will be one of our idols. And, if you play for Jharkhand you do not have to look anywhere else for inspiration. Talking about her interactions with MS Dhoni, Indrani said to SportzPoint, "Every little advice from him is a game-changer. He told me to be fit and work on game plannings to get better at my game."

Prior to the Senior Women's ODI tournament, Roy had the opportunity to play the Seema Desai T20 tournament and the Jharkhand Women's T20 Premier League. Though the Seema Desai tournament did not prove to be that fruitful for Roy. However, she cashed it in the Jharkhand Women's T20 Premier League, grabbing women of the match in 8 out of 9 matches.

"The Jharkhand Premier League turned around my career. We were the champions of the tournament. Moreover, I was the women of the match in the 8 out of 9 matches. That boosted my confidence", Indrani to SportzPoint.

Then came the Senior One-day tournament where she finished as the highest run-getter. It was Indrani's performance with the bat that helped Jharkhand qualify for the next round even from a tough group. Roy smashed two of her maiden List-A career tons in that tournament.

According to Roy, "The hundred against Chhattisgarh was special." Indrani Roy had scored a blistering 103* in 95 balls to see her team home while they needed to chase 175 in 32 overs to qualify. Her other ton came against the Rajasthan Team when he steadied the inning with 130*.

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"I want to learn every little thing from the seniors": Indrani Roy

Indrani Roy was also very transparent about her chances in the playing eleven with senior wicket-keeper Tania Bhatia in the team. She said, "I do not want to think much about that. I am prepared for any opportunity that may come my way. I just to do well for the team."

While talking about the experience she would get from this tour, Roy added, "I am very good at picking up the good things from seniors. I will surely make sure I learn from the legends like Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana while keeping my originality."

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In this tough period, Indrani has tried to do everything to stay fit. "I am focusing on my diet and fitness as this is very essential."

So, now the question was what was unique in Indrani that made her stand out from the rest?

As told by her coach, Pachu Gopal Majhi, "Her hunger to win and dedication made her the player what she is now. But the main thing is that she is a very humble and good human being and you can not teach someone that."

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the Indian Women's Cricket team's Tri-Nation ODI series against Sri Lanka and South Africa in Sri Lanka. The series would start on 27th April 2025. 

India will face South Africa and Sri Lanka twice in the series before the final, only if they qualify for that. The final will be played on 11th May 2025. 

Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the Women in Blue, while Smriti Mandhana will continue as her deputy. Partika Rawal, who impressed one and all in her debut series against West Indies and Ireland, will continue as Mandhana's partner at the top of the batting order. 

This meant that Shafali Verma, despite a solid Women's Premier League and domestic season, has been sidelined again. Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Richa Ghosh will be the key batters for India, along with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who is fresh from leading Mumbai Indians to their second Women's Premier League title. 

Yastika Bhatia is the second wicket-keeper chosen for the series, who also can be an option at the top of the order. 

Deepti Sharma,  Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, and Arundhati Reddy will play the role of bowling all-rounders alongside youngsters like Kashvee Gautam, N Shree Charani and Shuchi Upadhyay earning their maiden India call-ups. 

India's premier fast bowlers, Renuka Singh Thakur and Titas Sadhu, are injured at the moment and were not available for selection. 

India's squad for the tri-series 

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Tejal Hasabnis, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay

Key points from the squad

1. Shafali Verma did not find a place in the squad despite a good domestic season and Women's Premier League 2025. 
2. Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana returned to squad. 
3. Pooja Vastrakar, pace bowling all-rounder, did not get a call up as Arundhati Reddy returned to the squad. 
4. Renuka Singh Thakur and Titas Sadhu were not available for selection due to injuries.
   
5. Kashvee Gautam, N Shree Charani and Shuchi Upadhyay earned their maiden India callups.

India's schedule for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Indian men's cricket team's schedule for the upcoming home series against West Indies and South Africa. The men in blue will play a two-match test series against the West Indies to start the 2025-26 season, followed by an all-format series against South Africa. 

The West Indies series will start with the test match, starting from 2nd October 2025 in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, the second and final test match of the series will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, starting from 10th October. 

After the West Indies series, the focus will be shifted towards the all-format home series against the strong Proteas side. The first test match of the series will be played in New Delhi from 14th November. Guwahati will host its first-ever test match, as the test series is set to end there from 22nd November. 

The three-match ODI series will be played in Ranchi, Raipur, and Vizag. On the other hand, the five-match T20I series will be played in Cuttack, New Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. 

Here is the full schedule for the home series against West Indies and South Africa

West Indies Tour of India 2025

South Africa Tour of India 2025

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India's performance in the ICC events has been mixed in recent years. The title win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 ended India’s 11-year-long ICC title drought after it last won a global tournament back in 2013 - the ICC Champions Trophy.

Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

So far, India have collected 7 ICC trophies including two 50 over World Cups, three Champions Trophy, and two T20 World Cups in 2007 and 2024.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won 3 ICC events as a captain and Rohit Sharma has 2 in those 7 ICC trophies that India won so far. In this article, SportzPoint will give you  details on India's performances in every ICC tournaments so far.

ICC Cricket World Cup (1975 - 2023):

The International Cricket Council (ICC) started the ODI World Cup back in the year 1975. From then, ICC organized the tournament a total of 13 times. Australia are the most successful in the format as they won 6 titles so far.

India won their first World Cup under Kapil Dev back in 1983 and next under Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011. With 2 titles India are the second most successful team alongside West Indies in the 50 overs format after Australia. 

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Indian Men's Cricket team also lost two ODI World Cup finals, one under Sourav Ganguly in 2003 and another one under Rohit Sharma in 2023. Here is how India performed in the each of the 13 editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

India's performance in every ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC Champions Trophy (1998 - 2025):

ICC started a new tournament of the 50 overs format in 1998 called the Champions Trophy. It was also referred as a "Mini World Cup". Till 2006 the Champion's Trophy was held every two years. After that, it continues with a gap of 4 years from 2009.

In 2003, India reached the Finals of the tournament along with Sri Lanka. As the match got washed out and India were declared joint winners.

However, India finally won the ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni in 2013 after defeating England by 5 runs.

In 2025, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai to lift the trophy for the third time. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

Let's take a look at India's performance in the tournament so far.

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India's performance in Champions Trophy so far

ICC T20 World Cup (2007 - 2024):

International Cricket Council introduced a new format marquee tournament in 2007 as T20 Cricket started to grow globally. ICC started the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. India defeated their arch-rival Pakistan in the final that year and won the inaugural T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni.

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Since then, the Indian cricket team became runners-up in 2014 and then finally lifted the trophy again in 2024 under Rohit Sharma.

India's performance in every T20 World Cup

ICC World Test Championship (2019-2025):

ICC World Test Championship started in the year 2019 as New Zealand won the inaugural WTC after defeating India in the ICC World Test Championship 2021 Final.

India once again qualified for the Test Championship final in 2023 and this time, it was Australia who challenged them. India bottled their chance to win an ICC trophy after waiting for a decade and lost the match by a huge margin of 209 runs. 

In 2023-25 World Test Championship, India failed to qualify for the final.

India's performance in every WTC

Ranji Trophy is an annual domestic first-class cricket competition organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and played between the country's state and regional cricket associations.

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The premier domestic competition named after the first Indian cricketer, Ranjitsinhji, who was also known as 'Ranji', was launched in 1934-35 featuring 15 teams in four zones in a knockout format and has since expanded to a 32-team tournament in the league and knockout format.

The first-ever edition was won by Bombay now known as Mumbai, who have also won the Ranji title the most. Record champions Mumbai have won the Ranji Trophy 41 times so far. Mumbai has also reached the final 47 times.

Karnataka earlier played as Mysore is the second most successful team in the Ranji Trophy, having won the title 8 times and finished runners up 6 times followed by Delhi, who have won the title 7 times and finished as runners-up 8 times.

The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 has finally concluded with Vidarbha winning their third Ranji title defeating Kerala in the finals. Let's check out the last 10 winners of the Ranji title.

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Last 10 winners of the Ranji Trophy

N.B: Last Updated on 03/03/2025.