Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur has been appointed as captain of the India women’s ODI team for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. The team will play three ODIs starting from June 23 in Dambulla, followed by as many T20Is in Kandy.
The All India selection committee met on Wednesday to pick the squads for the ODI and the T20I series in Sri Lanka. Earlier in the day, Mithali Raj announced her retirement from International Cricket. Following her decision, Harmanpreet was promoted to the skipper of the ODI team.
“The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met on Wednesday to pick the squads for India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. India will play three T20Is beginning June 23rd and as many ODIs in Dambulla and Kandy respectively,” wrote the BCCI on Twitter while announcing the squads.
ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol.
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 8, 2022
Meanwhile, the left-hander will continue to lead India in the T20 format. Smriti Mandhana was appointed the vice-captain of the limited-overs squad. The Indian selectors included Jemimah Rodrigues in the T20I squad. However, she remained to be out of the ODIs.
Sneh Rana misses out from the ODI and T20I squad
Notably, veteran cricketer, Jhulan Goswami was not included in the ODI squad. Another absentee from the squads is Sneh Rana, who did not find a place in both the teams. The BCCI press release did not provide any additional information on the absence of the duo.
India’s squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series in Sri Lanka
T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav.
ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol.
Schedule for India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2022:
First T20I: Dambulla, June 23
Second T20I: Dambulla, June 25
Third T20I: Dambulla, June 27
First ODI: Kandy, July 1
Second ODI: Kandy, July 4
Third ODI: Kandy, July 7
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