after the retirement of Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur Who was named as the captain of the Indian contingency, is set to lead India at the Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, starting July 28. reminiscence Has been named as the vice-captain of the Indian side. This is the first time that women’s T20 cricket has been included in the Commonwealth calendar. Prior to this, the men’s ODI tournament was played at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
wicket keeper Tania BhatiaHaving an under-100 strike rate in the T20I format, she was named in the Indian women’s squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022. On the other hand, flamboyant batsman Richa Ghosh has been kept in the stand-by list. The return of Sneh Rana to the national team drew the attention of many, who missed the Sri Lanka series due to injury, which placed him at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation. With Tania Bhatia, it is almost certain that Yastika Bhatia will enter the competition as India’s first choice stumper.
experienced leg spinner Poonam Yadav, who is no longer certain in the squad, is also on the standby list along with seamer Simran Dil Bahadur. India are in Group A along with Australia, Barbados and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand and South Africa have been placed in Group B. India will play its first match against Australia on 29 July.
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, the Indian women’s team looks ready and hurried to go. There is a lot at stake in the multi-nation competition and the Indian women’s team would be looking to clinch their maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal by playing with their skin. Indian women toured Sri Lanka and now they have defeated the hosts 3-0 in the 3-match ODI series.
India team: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, S Meghna, Tania Bhatia (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Deepti SharmaRajeshwari Gaikwad, Pooja VastrakarMeghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Jemima RodriguesRadha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana.