Indian women’s cricket team
Reflexes
- The Indian women’s cricket team will play in England from September 10-24
- Team India will enter the 3-3 ODI and T20 series under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur
- Veteran Jhulan Goswami returns to the international team after a long time
INDW vs. ENGW: Veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami of the Indian women’s cricket team has returned to the team for the upcoming tour of England. At the same time, Kiran Navgire, who impressed with her aggressive hitting in the Women’s T20 Challenge, has been named to the shorter format team for the first time. The Indian team will go on a two-week tour of England for a limited series of overs. During this, he will play three T20 matches and as many ODIs.
Jhulan Goswami, who turned 40 in three months, played his last ODI match against Bangladesh at the World Cup in New Zealand in March this year. His contemporary Mithali Raj retired after the World Cup, while the fast bowler was not chosen for the Sri Lanka tour due to injury. After this, there was speculation that she too might retire, but so far Goswami, who has taken a record 252 wickets in 201 matches, is set to play. Alongside this, Richa Ghosh has also made a comeback in the T20 team. Doubts were raised about her not being selected in the team for the Commonwealth Games. Tania Bhatia, who was selected in his place, has found a place in the two teams on the tour of England.
While Ghosh found a place in the T20 team, Yastika Bhatia managed to retain her place in the ODI team. The selectors awarded Kiran Navgire for her outstanding performance in the Women’s T20 Challenge. Kiran, who hails from Maharashtra, plays for Nagaland in domestic cricket. She hit 69 from 34 balls against the Trailblazers for Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge, which included five brilliant sixes. She, along with Shefali Verma and Richa, can add new dimensions of power to the Indian team. Veteran pacemaker Shikha Pandey and spinner Poonam Yadav were again overlooked.
Complete schedule of this India tour
- 1st T20- Hove (September 10)
- 2nd T20 – Derby (September 13)
- T20 3rd – Bristol (September 15)
- 1st ODI – Hove (September 18)
- 2nd ODI – Canterbury (September 21)
- 3rd ODI – from the Lord (September 24)
Indian team selected for this tour
Team T20: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Jemima Rodrigues, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Sabineni Meghna, Tania Sapna Bhatia (WK), Rajeshwari Gaikwad , Daylan Hemlata, Simran Dil Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (week), Kiran Navgire.
ODI Team: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Sabbinene Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Tania Sapna Bhatia (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gaikwad , Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemlata, Simran Dil Bahadur, Jhulan Goswami, Jemima Rodrigues.