Sayali, Saima, Tejal, Priya earn maiden ODI call-ups for NZ series
Harmanpreet Kaur will continue to lead the side. Recently, Harmanpreet's India got eliminated from Women's T20 World Cup 2024 as they failed to get past the group stage. The squad includes four uncapped players, but notable omissions include Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar and Asha Sobhana.
Saima was a traveling reserve for the T20 World Cup while Priya was named as a non-travelling reserve for the tournament.
Harmanpreet will continue to lead the side with Smriti Mandhana also continuing as her deputy while Richa Ghosh was unavailable for selection due to her 12th standard board exams.
BCCI has informed that Asha Sobhana is currently nursing an injury and was unavailable for selection while Pooja Vastrakar has been rested from the series.
Apart from Sajana Sajeevan, India have retained the majority of the T20 World Cup squad. However, there was no mention of Sajeevan's absence from the 16-member squad in the BCCI's release. She played in two matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka before being dropped for the final group-stage encounter against Australia. He scored four not out against Pakistan in the only opportunity to bat.
India's squad for the three ODI series against New Zealand: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, D Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Sayali Satgare, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.
Harmanpreet Kaur was the leader of India's disappointing campaign at the T20 World Cup.
The squad of 16 for the three ODIs in Ahmedabad on October 24, 27 and 29 will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, whose captaincy has come under scrutiny after India's group-stage exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE. It was their opening game defeat to New Zealand that proved to be a severe blow to their campaign.
There were maiden ODI call-ups for seam-bowling allrounders Sayali Satghare and Saima Thakor, legspinner Priya Mishra and middle-order batter Tejal Hasabnis.
The BCCI said that legspinner Asha Sobhana was unavailable for selection because of injury, while allrounder Pooja Vastrakar was rested.
The first ODI between India and New Zealand will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 24 followed by the second and third games at the same venue on October 27 and 29.
Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh will miss India's upcoming ODI series against New Zealand to sit for her class 12 board exams. Ghosh, who just turned 21, has been part of India's international teams since 2020, when she was 16 years old.
India women's squad for ODI series against New Zealand
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Sayali Satgare, Arundhati Reddy , Renuka Singh Thakur, Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.
The schedule
1st ODI - October 24, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
2nd ODI - October 27, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
3rd ODI - October 29, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
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