GUWAHATI: Assam’s rising star Uma Chetri has been selected to represent the Indian cricket team in the upcoming series against South Africa. Chetri's inclusion marks the first time a player from Assam has been named in the test squad for a cricket tournament.
The women’s selection committee has announced India's squad for the upcoming multi-format IDFC First Bank series against South Africa. The tour will feature three One Day Internationals (ODIs), one test match, and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
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The ODI squad, led by Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain, includes Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetri (WK), Dayalan Hemlatha, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, and Priya Punia.
For the one-off Test match, the squad is Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetri (WK), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, and Priya Punia.
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The T20I squad consists of Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemlatha, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetri (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues, Sajana Sajeevan, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Asha Sobhana, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, and Renuka Singh Thakur.