Try GOLD - Free
Stars aligning for opener Pratika
The Morning Standard
|October 25, 2025
Dreams coming true for India batter and father Pradeep, who has been a rock in her career
ON Thursday, just as Pratika Rawal worked around New Zealand's Rosemary Mair to bring up her second ODI century at the DY Patil Stadium, a small banner was unfurled in one of the hospitality stands above the Indian dressing room. It read 100 Pratika Rawal: Proud Moment of Fatherwith Pradeep Rawal, her dad, on his feet, applauding the milestone moment of his daughter.
Pratika removed her helmet to acknowledge the crowd and her father. After all, much like it has been for Smriti Mandhana, 2025 has been a record year for Pratika too. She is the second leading run-scorer this year behind Mandhana and on Thursday, she went past Belinda Clark's previous record (970) for most runs in the calendar year as well.
This tournament, however, had not gone very well for Pratika until Thursday. With Mandhana not getting starts, oftentimes Pratika was holding the innings together and batting with Harleen Deol.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Morning Standard
The Morning Standard
He came to umpire a cricket match, but never returned home
WHAT began as a routine Under 13 cricket league fixture on a quiet winter morning in Unnao, 70 km from Lucknow, ended in shock and mourning on Wednesday after a swarm of honeybees attacked players and officials, killing a 65-yearold umpire Manik Gupta.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kristen Bell joins Sonic the Hedgehog 4
KRISTEN Bell is all set to join the Sonic universe as the voice of Amy Rose in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Nagal exits in second round
INDIA’S No 1 men’s singles player Sumit Nagal was knocked out in the second round of the ATP Delhi Open 2026 on Thursday, losing to sixth seed Federico Cina of Italy.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
India central to next phase of AI growth: Meta’s Wang
ALEXANDER Wang, chief AI officer at Meta, on Wednesday outlined an ambitious vision for personal superintelligence while positioning India as central to the next phase of global artificial intelligence development.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
ED attaches ₹82 crore properties in Gurugram real estate fraud case
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth ₹82 crore in Gurugram in connection with an alleged real estate fraud involving the ‘Ansal Hub-83’ commercial project, where over 1,000 investors were allegedly cheated.
1 mins
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Cleaner air brings cinema shoots back to the capital, permission requests rise
FILM shoots are set to return to the national capital as air quality improves.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Commission practice in govt works will remain forever: PWD minister
IGNITING a debate over transparency in public contracting, Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi said the practice of offering “commissions” for government works “existed earlier, exists now and will continue in the future”.
1 min
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
MINDING EVERY BREATH WE TAKE
OVER the years, the city of Bengaluru has changed.
3 mins
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
AI to reshape workforce, automate roles, create new careers, says Pichai
AI will undoubtedly reshape the workforce—automating some roles, evolving others, and creating entirely new careers, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on Thursday.
1 mins
February 20, 2026
The Morning Standard
Karni Sena threatens to ‘shoot’ Rahul, MPs for ‘misbehaving’ with Birla
COMING down heavily on the death threats issued allegedly by Karni Sena to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and “25 other MPs”, the Congress on Thursday said the RSS-BJP ecosystem is a “Godse factory”.
1 min
February 20, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size