BCCI named Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of the Indian Women’s cricket team for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20I World Cup 2024 in UAE.
Wicketkeeper batter Yastika Bhatia and spin-bowling allrounder Shreyanka Patil have been included in the 15-member squad, however, are subject to fitness.
Yastika Bhatia is currently undergoing rehab for a knee injury at the NCA in Bengaluru after suffering a hamstring injury during India’s Bangladesh tour in April earlier this year.
On the other hand, allrounder Bhatia who kickstarted the Asia Cup 2024 campaign on a positive note sustained a fracture to a finger of her left hand in the tournament’s opener against Pakistan in July.
The rest of the squad is on expected lines as the selectors have retained their faith in the bulk of the squad that played the Women’s Asia Cup final.
As per the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule, India will play their first match of the tournament against New Zealand on October 4 in Dubai.
India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk)*, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil*, Sajana Sajeevan
Travelling Reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakor
Non-Travelling Reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra
*Subject to fitness clearance
