August 27, 2024 1:54 PM.
Star batter Harmanpreet Kaur will lead a 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The big-hitting Smriti Mandhana has been named vice-captain of the team.
Other members of the squad include Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, and Sajana Sajeevan.
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia and spin all-rounder Shreyanka Patil were also included in the squad, subject to fitness.
The ninth edition of the tournament will now be contested in UAE from October 3 to 20 in Dubai and Sharjah. India is in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.