BCCI announces India team for ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, Mithali Raj to lead 15-member squad
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee also picked the squad for the one-off T20I against New Zealand scheduled to be played on 9th February, 2022.
Mumbai: Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has announced the Indian Women’s squad for the ICC event to be played in New Zealand between March 4 to April 3 and the New Zealand series. Mithali Raj will lead the 15-member squad with Harmanpreet Kaur named as her deputy for the World Cup.
The side also includes veterans Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and the young Shafali Verma among others. However, batter Jemimah Rodrigues and all-rounder Shikha Pandey have been excluded from the 15-member squad.
Team India play their first World Cup fixture against Pakistan on March 6th, 2022 at the Bay Oval, Tauranga. The squad will also feature in the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from 11th February, 2022.
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee also picked the squad for the one-off T20I against New Zealand scheduled to be played on 9th February, 2022.
Team India for 5 ODIs against NZ & ICC Women’s World Cup, 2022: Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby Players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.
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