Devajit Saikia - (Source: AFP)
On Saturday, May 2, the BCCI unveiled a 15-member squad for India women’s upcoming one-off Test against England. Notably, in a press conference, the apex cricket board of India revealed the squad, which will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.
Notably, India women will travel to Lord’s for their first ever Test at the historic venue. The match will take place from July 10-13.
India Squad For First-Ever WTest At Lord’s
India Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Nandini Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Rana
It is a strong side with regular names making the final cut. However, the team will miss the services of Kashvee Gautam and Amanjot Kaur due to injuries.
India Chief Selector Clarifies On Kashvee Gautam, Amanjot Kaur's Absence
"Hard to replace player like Amanjot Kaur, who is out injured for next 4-5 months": Indian Women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the presser at the BCCI headquarters.
"We tried Kashvee Gautam in Amanjot's place in South Africa, but unfortunately even she got injured," India Women's team Chief selector Amita Sharma while answering to the reporters in the presser.
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Notably, on Saturday, Harmanpreet Kaur, India women chief selector, and Devajit Saikia gathered at the BCCI headquarters, where they finalised India's 15 member squad for upcoming T20 world Cup in June.
Also, in the same meeting, the dignitaries also finalised the squad for one-off Test vs England. Therefore, Kashvee and Amanjot's absence will hurt India a lot, specialliy in T20 World Cup.
India vs England W-Test History
Notably, India and England have faced each other in 15 Tests in Women's cricket history. Interestingly, the history suggests that India have been a better side as they have won three matches.
England, on the other hand, have just a solitary win over India women in Tests. Also, 11 Tests have resulted in a drawn fixture.
The most recent match came in December 2023, when England women toured to India and played a game at the famous DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
It was a one-sided affair as India beat England by a massive 347 runs, resulting in their biggest Test win over the Three Lioness. Nonetheless, playing at Lord's is different and a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side.
BCCI India A Squad For England Tour
India A One Day Squad for the England Tour
Harleen Deol (c), Pratika Rawal (vc), Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, G Kamalini (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Niki Prasad, Prema Rawat, Tanuja Kanwer, Vaishnavi Sharma,, Shabnam Shakil, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita, Saima Thakor
India A T20 Squad for the England Tour
Anushka Sharma (c), Vrinda Dinesh (vc), G Kamalini , Uma Chetry, Vaishnavi Sharma, Prema Rawat, Purvaja Verlekar, Jintimani Kalita, Saima Thakor , Simran Dil Bahadur, Shweta Sehrawat , Deeya Yadav, Minnu Mani, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer
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