The BCCI has introduced the squad for the Indian women’s cricket staff for the Asian Games 2023. The women’s T20 cricket competitors will happen from September 19 to twenty-eight. Harmanpreet Kaur will proceed to steer the aspect whereas Smriti Mandhana will keep her deputy because the star wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh has returned. Ghosh, who was out of nowhere unnoticed of the nationwide aspect for the Bangladesh sequence has changed Yastika Bhatia within the squad whereas the participant of the match within the inaugural U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup last, Titas Sadhu has earned a maiden call-up.
Apart from Ghosh, senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has additionally made a comeback whereas veteran pacer Shikha Pandey continues to spend time on the sidelines as she received ignored for the second consecutive Indian staff task.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab all-rounder Kanika Ahuja additionally earned her maiden call-up together with Titas, nonetheless, Shreyanka Patil must wait for her likelihood a bit of extra. Harleen Deol and Pooja Vastrakar who’re at the moment a part of the squad for the Bangladesh sequence have been named within the standby listing together with Mumbai Indians star Saika Ishaque.
Surprisingly, not simply Yastika, Harleen and Vastrakar, 4 extra gamers together with Monica Patel, Meghna Singh, S Meghana and Rashi Kanojia have additionally been dropped, a few of them have not even performed a recreation. Minnu Mani, the primary Kerala participant to play for Indian girls and wicketkeeper Uma Chetry saved their locations. Star India pacer Renuka Singh Thakur remains to be not a part of any of the squads as many surprise, if she is injured.
Indian women’s squad for Asian Games 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Anusha Bareddy
Standby listing of gamers: Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar