Rajeshwari Gayakwad returns as India announce squads for Australia tour
Gayakwad makes a comeback in all formats after missing out on the England tour due to a knee injury while uncapped Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh Thakur find a place in all three formats.
Richa Ghosh who has already made her T20 International debut has also received her maiden Test call-up.
However, Priya Punia, Arundhati Reddy, Indrani Roy, and Radha Yadav, who toured England, have missed out on the Test and ODI sides. In the shortest format, Simran Bahadur, Taniya Bhatia, and Ekta Bisht have also been left out.
India Women have named their squads for the upcoming tour of Australia, which begins next month.
— ICC (@ICC) August 24, 2021
The series will comprise three ODIs, one Test and three T20Is. pic.twitter.com/MQ4jY6J1Dl
The series will comprise three ODIs, one Test match and three T20Is and will start on 19 September in Sydney.
India Test and ODI squad:
Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Ekta Bisht
T20I squad:
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Shikha Pandey, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur