On Thursday, October 17, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 16-member strong squad of the Indian Women’s National Cricket Team for the upcoming One Day International (ODI) series against the Indian Women’s National Cricket Team. New Zealand.
The squad announced by the BCCI for the matches against the White Ferns is on the expected lines. However, there have been three major changes in the Indian women’s national cricket team.
Richa Ghosh out of New Zealand ODIs due to 12th board exams
Harmanpreet Kaur, whose captaincy has come under fire in recent times, will continue to lead the team in the matches against New Zealand with star batsman Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.
Star players Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shreyanka Patil are present in the team, while Yastika Bhatia and Uma Chetry are two wicket-keeping options.
India’s star batsman and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh has not been included in the ODI squad as she was not available for selection. The 21-year-old is not available for national service as she is concentrating on her studies and will appear for her 12th standard board exams when the Indian women take on the New Zealand women.
Asha Sobhana and Pooja Vastrakar will also miss the series against the White Ferns. Pooja has been given a much-needed rest, while Sobhana has been ruled out of the series due to an injury.
Asha Sobhana was injured ahead of the crucial ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 match against the Australia Women’s National Cricket Team at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 13. She was initially picked in the India XI but suffered a knee injury. outside the draw and was ruled out of the game.
“Ms. Richa Ghosh was not available for selection due to her 12th standard board exam. Ms. Asha Sobhana is currently suffering from an injury and was not available for selection. Ms. Pooja Vastrakar has been rested for the series “said the Board of Control for Cricket. in India (BCCI), he declared.
India women’s team for three ODIs against New Zealand:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, D Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Sayali Satgare, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.
India women were extremely poor in T20 World Cup 2024
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s national cricket team had a poor performance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 and exited the group stage.
Ahead of the competition, India Women’s had momentum on their side as they comfortably beat the West Indies and South Africa in the warm-up matches. However, they were unable to replicate that performance in the main tournament.
India opened their campaign with a 58-run loss to New Zealand Women, before winning by 6 wickets and 82 runs against Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women. The Women in Blue then lost to Australia Women by 9 runs and were eventually eliminated from the tournament.
Coming back to New Zealand women’s tour of India 2024, the matches will take place on October 24, 27 and 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.