Mumbai, Could 2 (IANS) Nandni Sharma has been drafted into India’s squad for the one‑off Take a look at in opposition to England at Lord’s, to be performed on July 10-13, whereas wicketkeeper‑batter Yastika Bhatia returned to the aspect. Yastika, who additionally bought a call-up for 3 T20Is in opposition to England and the 2026 Girls’s T20 World Cup, is changing Uma Chetry from the Take a look at squad, which performed in opposition to Australia at Perth earlier this yr.
Amongst different adjustments, Renuka has been declared match once more and has additionally made a comeback, alongside out-and-out pacer Nandni, who turned the primary Indian pacer to choose a hat-trick in WPL this yr and picked 17 scalps for Delhi Capitals.
She additionally went to the Rising Stars Girls’s Asia Cup with the India A workforce in Bangkok. Nevertheless, seam-bowling all-rounders Amanjot Kaur and Kashvee Gautam, each nursing again and proper knee accidents, weren’t thought of for choice.
The selectors additionally opted for a like‑for‑like swap within the spin division, with uncapped left‑arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma making manner for fellow uncapped left‑arm spinner N Sree Charani. The one-off recreation at Lord’s is a historic one, contemplating it will likely be the first-ever girls’s Take a look at match to be performed on the iconic venue.
In the meantime, Uma and Vaishnavi have discovered locations in India ‘A’ squads for the three one-day video games and as many T20 matches in opposition to England ‘A’, to be performed from June 20 to July 4. Northampton and Chelmsford are venues for T20 video games, whereas Hove and Taunton will host the one-day matches.
Whereas Anushka Sharma, who not too long ago debuted on the T20I tour of South Africa, and Vrinda Dinesh are captain and vice-captain for the T20 leg of the England journey, Harleen Deol and Pratika Rawal will step into the management roles for the 50-over video games.
Different capped gamers in India ‘A’ workforce embody Tejal Hasabnis, G. Kamalini, Priya Punia, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Simran Bahadur, Minnu Mani, and Saima Thakor. The likes of Tanisha Singh, Nikki Prasad, Jintimani Kalita, Prema Rawat, and Deeya Yadav have additionally been included within the ‘A’ workforce set-up.
India squad for Take a look at in opposition to England: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), N. Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nandni Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, and Sneh Rana
India A squad for One-Day video games in opposition to England A: Harleen Deol (captain), Pratika Rawal (vice-captain), Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, G Kamalini (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Nikki Prasad, Prema Rawat, Tanuja Kanwar, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shabnam Shakil, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita, and Saima Thakor
India A squad for 3 T20s in opposition to England A: Anushka Sharma (captain), Vrinda Dinesh (vice-captain), G Kamalini (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Vaishnavi Sharma, Prema Rawat, Purvaja Verlekar, Jintimani Kalita, Saima Thakor, Simran Bahadur, Shweta Sehrawat, Deeya Yadav, Minnu Mani, Shabnam Shakil, and Tanuja Kanwar
–IANS
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