ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: BCCI Announced Indian Squad

The BCCI has announced the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. The squad will be led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, while Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.

The tournament is scheduled to take place in the UAE after the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to shift it from Bangladesh because of the ongoing political situation in the country. The ICC has also announced the dates and new venues for the marquee tournament.

The Indian cricket team is scheduled to open its campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 4th with a match against the New Zealand cricket team. The highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash will be on October 6 in Dubai.

Harmanpreet Kaur Has Been Appointed As The Captain

Harmanpreet Kaur has been appointed as the captain of the Indian squad, which has a strong flavor of both experience and youth. There are no big surprises in the squad, except a few WPL names who have been rewarded for their consistent performances in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

The WPl stars include the likes of Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, and Sajeevan Sajana. While Sajeevan Sajana plays for Mumbai Indians and impressed one and all with her power-hitting skills, on the other hand, Sobhana and Patil represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the WPL. Shreyanka and Asha were the top two-wicket takers of WPL 2024. Patil ended the tournament with 13 wickets in eight games at an average of 12.07, on the other hand, Sobhana picked up 12 wickets in 10 innings at an average of 15.41.

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Meanwhile, the squad features a strong batting order, especially with all the responsibility on the experienced opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma to provide India a good start at the top. The middle order looks solid with the presence of Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Dayalan Hemalatha. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh has also been included in the squad.

Talking about the bowling attack will be led by Renuka Singh Thakur, who is likely to take up the new ball. Pooja Vastrakar, who has been in good form recently, has also been included in the squad. The squad also features some high-quality spinners including Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, and Shreyanka Patil.

India squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk)*, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil*, Sajeevan Sajana.

Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakor.

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