Dream for every cricketer to play a Test at Lord's: Harmanpreet Kaur

MUMBAI: The upcoming summer of cricket in England offers plenty of excitement and is filled with anticipation for the Indian cricket lovers not just because of the Women's T20 World Cup, which kicks off on June 12, but also the historic one-off Women's Test at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground between India and England, which will be played from July 10-13. It will be the first-ever Women's Test at the traditional 'home of cricket,' which staged the 2017 WODI final between both the teams. "I am very excited (about playing a test at Lord's).

It’s a dream for every cricketer (to play a) Test match at Lord’s. I’d like to thank the BCCI for giving this opportunity and hopefully we’ll do well over the next two months and play our best cricket," said Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur in the press conference after the announcement of India's squads for the 2026 T20 World Cup and the on-off Test, at the BCCI HQ on Saturday. "It will be a marquee match.

It's an excellent opportunity for our players to get into the limelight at the Mecca of Cricket. It’ll be very interesting. I'm sure that our team will come out with colourful results," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said.

A couple of days back, the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club had announced that Lord’s had broken the UK Women’s Test match attendance record for a Women's Test in England with over 23,207 tickets sold already sold, even as there is still 10 weeks to go for the history-making game. "Fifty years after Rachael Heyhoe Flint first led a women’s side onto the Main Ground, the Home of Cricket is preparing for a summer defined by women’s sport including its first ever women’s Test match - a landmark moment that with ten weeks to go, ticket sales have already surpassed the highest attendance record (23,207) for a women’s Test in England. The Test is the headline act in a record breaking season at Lord’s, with 21 women’s fixtures scheduled.