The All India Women’s Selection Committee on Thursday announced the 15-member Indian women’s squad for the ICC ODI World Cup. The mega cricketing event will be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3. Team India will start its 2022 World Cup with a high-octane clash against arch-rivals Pakistan. Jemima Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey were some notable absences from the squad.
Veteran Mithali Raj will lead the team with Harmanpreet Kaur as deputy. The side also includes veteran Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and young Shafali Verma.
However, Rodrigues and all-rounder Shikha have been dropped due to lack of form. Rodrigues failed to achieve double figures in all the international assignments she was a part of during the last year. Pandey has also been off colour.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 – India Schedule
1. March 6 – Pakistan at the Bay Oval, Tauranga
2. March 10th – New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton
3. March 12 – West Indies at Seddon Park, Hamilton
4. 16 March – England at the Bay Oval, Tauranga
5. March 19 – At Eden Park, Auckland, Australia
6. March 22 – Bangladesh at Seddon Park, Hamilton
7. March 27 – South Africa at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
The same team will also play in the limited overs series against New Zealand from February 9 to 24, which includes one T20 International and five ODIs.
Squad:
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 & New Zealand ODIs: Mithali Raj (C), Harmanpreet Kaur (VC), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby Players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.
One-off T20I against New Zealand: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, S Meghna, Simran Dil Bahadur.
(with PTI inputs)
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