Overview
- The BCCI named a 15-player group Tuesday led by Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana as deputy for five T20Is in Durban, Johannesburg and Benoni from April 17 to 27.
- Batting allrounder Anushka Sharma received her maiden senior call after a WPL season for Gujarat Giants that brought 177 runs at a strike rate near 129.
- Seam-bowling allrounder Kashvee Gautam was picked and is in line for a first T20I after one Test and six ODIs, joining Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy and Kranti Gaud in the pace group.
- Uma Chetry returned as backup wicketkeeper to Richa Ghosh, while Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma and Sneh Rana were left out from the Australia tour squad.
- India travel with three frontline spinners in Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil as selectors tilt toward more pace for South African bounce and similar English conditions before the World Cup starts on June 12.