India has revealed a team of 15 players for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates starting on October 3. Harmanpreet Kaur will remain the captain, and Smriti Mandhana, a top-order batter, has been chosen as her assistant.
The T20 World Cup was initially planned to be hosted by Bangladesh, but because of the political unrest in that country, the event was moved to the UAE. The tournament, now in its ninth year, begins on October 3 and the championship match is scheduled for October 20.
India is in Group A with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Smriti Mandhana will be joined by powerful hitter Shafali Verma as the opening batswomen, with Dayalan Hemalatha also providing a strong batting option in the top order.
The middle order includes players like Jemimah Rodrigues, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh, who is also the team’s main wicketkeeper.
Yastika Bhatia is an backup wicketkeeper, but her selection depends on her fitness. Similarly, young spinner Shreyanka Patil has been chosen for the World Cup team, but her inclusion is also based on her fitness.
Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, and Arundhati Reddy will spearhead the fast bowling, while Deepti, Asha Sobhana, and Radha Yadav will manage the spin bowling. Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwer, and Saima Thakor have been selected as backup players for the team.
India’s squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: 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.
