'Punam earned lot of respect by choosing to walk'

'I don't know how many people will actually do that in cricket at the moment, men's or women's, if there's no DRS!' IMAGE: India's Punam Raut wears a dejected look after being dismissed during Day......

Women's ICC ODI rankings: Raut breaks into top 20

IMAGE: Punam Raut is fourth in the list among Indian batters after Smriti Mandhana (seventh) Mithali Raj (ninth) and Harmanpreet Kaur (15th). Photograph: BCCI Women/Twitter Following her......

Mandhana, Harmanpreet get Grade A contracts, Shafali upgraded

IMAGE: Shafali Verma is among ten players in the Grade B bracket. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Teen batting sensation Shafali Verma was on Wednesday promoted to Grade B in the BCCI's......

Check out BCCI's plans for women's cricket

'Of course, the initiative by BCCI with regards to India 'A' tour for women is good. More and more girls should come up.' IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur, left, with Punam Raut. Top women cricketers,......

PICS: Dominant Mandhana hits century in pink-ball Test

Smriti is just the fourth women's player, and first Indian woman, to score a ton in ODIs and Tests. IMAGE: India's Smriti Mandhana celebrates her century on Day 2 of the one-off women's Pink ball......