Seam bowlers Meghna Singh and Renuka Singh Thakur were handed India’s first call-up, while left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gaikwad made a comeback as the BCCI on Tuesday announced the women’s squads for the upcoming one-sided Test and limited-overs series against Australia. Of.
The Indian team will leave for Australia on August 29 to play three ODIs, one day-night Test and three T20 Internationals, starting next month.
The selectors decided to reward 27-year-old Meghna and 25-year-old Renuka for their exploits in the Senior ODI Trophy in April.
During the tournament, right-arm medium pacer Meghna took five wickets for Railways, while Renuka took nine for Himachal Pradesh.
Left-handed batsman Yastika Bhatia also found a place in all three teams but Priya Punia and Indrani Roy were dropped.
Veteran spinner Rajeshwari, who was part of the South Africa series, was not considered for the England tour as she was recovering from a knee injury and also suffered from COVID-19.
The selectors announced an 18-man squad led by captain Mithali Raj for the one-off Test and ODI series and a 17-man squad under Harmanpreet Kaur for the T20 series.
The All India Senior Women’s Selection Committee on Tuesday selected the squad for the upcoming tour of the Indian women’s team in Australia. The series will consist of 3 ODIs, one Test match and 3 T20Is,” BCCI said in a release.
The tour will begin with an ODI series, starting with the first match on 19 September at the North Sydney Oval, followed by the second and third matches at the Junction Oval on 22 and 24 September respectively.
Perth will then host the one-off pink-ball Test from 30 September, followed by T20 matches at the North Sydney Oval on October 7, 9 and 11.
The Indian players are training in Bengaluru before the tour. The team will undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Australia before taking on the hosts in the first ODI.
After the tour of England, it is another important tour for India as they work on their ODI World Cup preparations in New Zealand early next year.
Indian women’s squad for one-sided Test and ODI series: Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Ekta Bisht.
India Women’s T20 Team: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Shikha Pandey, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper) ), Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur.
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