The Board of Management for Cricket in India, late on Friday evening, introduced the Indian ladies’s squad for his or her upcoming Twenty20 Worldwide collection in opposition to England. The board’s announcement comes with lower than every week left for the primary recreation, which begins on December 6 in Mumbai.
From the 16 gamers named for the T20I squad, Saika Ishaque has obtained a primary ever name as much as the nationwide workforce.
The left-arm spinner from Bengal had an excellent displaying within the inaugural Ladies’s Premier League season earlier this 12 months, selecting up 15 wickets in 10 matches to complete because the joint-third highest wicket-taker.
The workforce will likely be skippered by Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana because the deputy, whereas the likes of Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and plenty of different gamers who gained the Asian Video games gold medal in Hangzhou are part of the squad.
The Indian workforce begins its house season with England and Australia touring for a multi-format collection every that goes throughout December and January.
These collection may also be the primary time Amol Mazumdar will function as head coach of the Indian workforce, after his appointment in October.
A have a look at the fixtures of #TeamIndia in opposition to Australia and England for house season 2023-24 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/p7R2W5a2E0
— BCCI Ladies (@BCCIWomen) October 27, 2023
India will play a three-match T20I collection in opposition to England, adopted by a Take a look at beginning on December 14.
The workforce will proceed taking part in red-ball cricket for a one-off Take a look at in opposition to Australia, on December 21, after which they’ll play a three-match One-Day Worldwide collection, adopted by a three-match T20I contest.
Within the Take a look at squads, Shubha Satheesh, who had an excellent outing within the nationwide one-day matches, has been given a primary call-up.
The workforce for the ODI and T20I collection in opposition to Australia, the BCCI stated, will likely be introduced at a later date.
India’s squad for 3 T20Is in opposition to England: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani
India’s squad for Assessments in opposition to England & Australia: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh, Harleen Deol, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar