Shweta Sehrawat to steer India A at Emerging Women’s Asia Cup
India have picked the core of their under-19 workforce that received the 2023 U-19 Women’s World Cup within the India A squad for the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup in Hong Kong from June 12-21.
The BCCI have additionally ensured continuity by appointing former allrounder Nooshin Al Khadeer as head coach. Khadeer had headed the backroom workers through the Under-19 World Cup marketing campaign in January, and was assistant coach of Gujarat Giants on the inaugural Women’s Premier League in March.
Sehrawat topped the run charts on the World Cup, making 297 runs in seven innings, whereas 17-year-old Chopra, who was among the many youngest gamers within the WPL, completed because the second highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets in six innings at a median of seven.00.
The selectors additionally rewarded Shreyanka Patil and Kanika Ahuja, each 20 years previous, for his or her performances within the WPL. The duo was among the many brilliant spots for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who completed fourth within the five-team league. Patil impressed along with her energy within the decrease order and her offspin within the dying overs, whereas Ahuja displayed her creative strokeplay and big-hitting means.
Sadhu, rated extremely by Jhulan Goswami, will spearhead the tempo assault together with Kashyap and Chandigarh’s Kashvee Gautam, who took 10 wickets in an innings, with a hat-trick, in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh within the Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy in 2020.
India A are in Group A within the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup and can open their marketing campaign in opposition to hosts Hong Kong on June 13, earlier than taking up Thailand A and Pakistan A on June 15 and June 17 respectively. Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, Malaysia and UAE make up Group B. The prime two groups from every pool will qualify for the semi-finals.
India A squad: Shweta Sehrawat (capt), Soumya Tiwari (vc), Trisha Gongadi, Muskan Malik, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Mamatha Madiwala (wk), Titas Sadhu, Yashasri S, Kashvee Gautam, Parshavi Chopra, Mannat Kashyap, B Anusha.