Renuka returns from damage, Ishaque and Patil get maiden call-up for England T20Is
Renuka Singh has made a comeback from a stress damage, whereas WPL breakout stars Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque have earned maiden T20I call-ups for the three-match collection in opposition to England starting December 6 in Mumbai. There was additionally a maiden call-up for Karnataka’s 24-year-old left-handed batter Satheesh Shubha.
Renuka and Ishaque are additionally in line to make their Test debuts later within the month alongside Jemimah Rodrigues, after being named within the Harmanpreet Kaur-led 15-member squad for 2 back-to-back video games in opposition to England and Australia.
India will probably be taking part in a house Test for the primary time since November 2014. Since then, they’ve featured in simply two Tests (one every in England and Australia). The upcoming video games will mark a change of guard in some ways, given it will likely be India’s first Test outing in over 20 years with out retired stalwarts Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami. This will even be the primary time that Harmanpreet will lead India in a Test match.
Patil was one of many vivid stars for Royal Challengers Bangalore throughout an in any other case dismal maiden WPL marketing campaign for the group. Earlier this yr, she additionally grew to become the primary Indian to play within the girls’s CPL the place she was the event’s high wicket-taker whereas representing Guyana Amazon Warriors. Patil is at the moment a part of the India A squad for the three-match T20 collection in opposition to England A.
Meanwhile, Ishaque, the left-arm spinner, was a key determine for Mumbai Indians throughout their spectacular run to the inaugural WPL title in March. Ishaque was the event’s joint second-highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps, together with her means to bowl throughout phases incomes plaudits.
Ishaque’s inclusion within the T20Is leaves no room within the squad for knowledgeable left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, whereas Patil’s call-up has led to Devika Vaidya being dropped.
In addition to Patil, Ishaque and Deepti Sharma, India even have a fourth spin possibility within the type of left-arm fingerspinner Mannat Kashyap, who was a part of India’s Under-19 World Cup profitable squad earlier this yr. Kanika Ahuja, who like Patil impressed for RCB within the WPL, retains her place within the T20I squad.
Yastika Bhatia was handed a comeback as certainly one of two wicketkeeping choices alongside Richa Ghosh. Bhatia was dropped from the Asian Games squad that returned with a gold medal from Hangzhou in October. Her inclusion meant there was no place for rookie wicketkeeper Uma Chetry.
The selectors have additionally opted to overtake the tempo shares for the Tests. With Goswami having retired and Shikha Pandey overlooked, Renuka will lead a four-member assault consisting of Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh and allrounder Pooja Vastrakar. Also returning for the Tests is Sneh Rana, the offspinning allrounder.
The upcoming house collection marks the start of an extended stretch of video games for the Indian girls’s group main into subsequent yr’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. After the three T20Is and Test in opposition to England, India are slated to play Australia in a Test, adopted by six white-ball matches.
The upcoming collection marks the primary project as head coach for Amol Muzumdar, the previous Mumbai captain, who takes over from Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who had helmed the group in an interim capability.
India Women’s squad for England T20Is: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani
India Women’s squad for England and Australia Tests: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh, Harleen Deol, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar