INDIA WOMEN’S SQUAD FOR ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2022, ANNOUNCED

INDIA WOMEN’S SQUAD FOR ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2022 AND NEW ZEALAND SERIES ANNOUNCED

ICC Women's World Cup 2022: Team India play their first World Cup fixture against Pakistan on March 6th, 2022 at the Bay Oval

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2022 which will be played between March 4 and April 3 in New Zealand. Mithali Raj will lead India while Harmanpreett Kaur will be her deputy at the World Cup.

The All India Women's Senior Selection Committee picked the squads for the New Zealand tour and the showpiece event on Wednesday, a BCCI statement said. Among the notable absentees from the squad is fast bowler Shikha Pandey and in-form batter Jemimah Rodrigues.

The surprising non-selection has been of 21-year old Jemimah Rodrigues of Mumbai. The all-rounder was expected to make it to the squad, but didn't. The squad will also feature in the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from 11th February 2022.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 – India’s fixtures

S.No.	Date	Against	Venue
1	March 6th	Pakistan	Bay Oval, Tauranga
2	March 10th	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton
3	March 12th	West Indies	Seddon Park, Hamilton
4	March 16th	England	Bay Oval, Tauranga
5	March 19th	Australia	Eden Park, Auckland
6	March 22nd	Bangladesh	Seddon Park, Hamilton
7	March 27th	South Africa	Hagley Oval, Christchurch

India squad for New Zealand ODIs and Women's World Cup 2022

Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

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