Held in Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Commonwealth Games) For the Indian women’s cricket team (Indian Cricket Team) Has been announced. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) On Monday, July 11, the 15-member squad for the Games was announced, which will be led by star all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur. The games, which start on July 27, are returning to cricket after 24 years and include women’s cricket for the first time. Apart from India, some big teams including world champions Australia, host England, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan are participating in T20 format matches.
No surprise decision has been made in the team selected for these games. Only players who have played in the latest T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka have been given a chance. However, aggressive young wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh did not find a place in the 15 members, which was a bit shocking. He has been replaced by Tania Bhatia, who has so far scored only 94 runs and an average of 9 in her T20 career. However, the team also includes Yastika Bhatia, who is likely to be in charge of wicketkeeping.
NEWS : #TeamIndia (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced. # B2022 | birminghamcg22 pic.twitter.com/lprQenpFJv
– BCCI Women (CCBCCIWomen) July 11, 2022
In addition to the vice-captain and veteran batsmen Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma in the top order of the Indian team, there is also S Meghna, who has impressed with his performance in this format in recent times. However, it remains to be seen whether he and Shefali will find a place together in the playing XI. Apart from that Jemima Rodriguez has also been given a chance in the first major tournament after the 2020 T20 World Cup. She did not qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup in March-April, but returned and was impressed during the tour of Sri Lanka.
In addition to the vice-captain and veteran batsmen Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma in the top order of the Indian team, there is also S Meghna, who has impressed with his performance in this format in recent times. However, it remains to be seen whether he and Shefali will find a place together in the playing XI. Apart from that Jemima Rodriguez has also been given a chance in the first major tournament after the 2020 T20 World Cup. She did not qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup in March-April, but returned and was impressed during the tour of Sri Lanka.
Indian team for CWG 2022
Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt.), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Capt.), Jemima Rodriguez, Shefali Verma, S Meghna, Tania Bhatia (Wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (Wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol and Sneh Rana.
Standby Simran Dil Bahadur, Richa Ghosh, Poonam Yadav
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