IND-W vs SL-W: Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes ODI Skipper – Following the retirement of Mithali Raj from all formats of the game in International cricket, Harmanpreet Kaur has been selected as the skipper of the Indian Women’s ODI team. Both the ODI and T20I squad for the Indian eves were selected for the India Tour of Sri Lanka. Much to the surprise of everyone, Kiran Navgire failed to get a spot in the T20I squad after her heroics in the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge. Follow IND-W vs SL-W Live and India Women’s Tour of Sri Lanka Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
IND-W vs SL-W: Harmanpreet Kaur takes over ODI captaincy after Mithali Raj retirement, no place for Kiran Navgire in T20s for Sri Lanka tour
With Mithali Raj announcing her retirement from the game earlier today, it marked the end of an era. With her announcing her retirement, the spot for the skipper in the ODI squad opened up. The All-Indian Women’s Selection Committee decided to meet today to select the Indian squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series.
The India eves will tour Sri Lanka where they will play 3 T20I matches followed by 3 ODI games. The games will take place at Dambulla and in Kandy. Harmanpreet Kaur was previously the skipper of the T20I squad and now will take up the skipper’s role for the ODI squad.
IND-W vs SL-W: Harmanpreet Kaur takes over ODI captaincy after Mithali Raj retirement, no place for Kiran Navgire in T20s for Sri Lanka tour
One major missing from the T20I squad has been Kiran Navgire after her tremendous performance in the Women’s T20 Challenge. Playing for the Velocity, her tremendous knock of 69 runs played a crucial run in the net run rate which helped her team reach the finals despite losing their previous game.
Here are #TeamIndia‘s ODI and T20I squads for the Sri Lanka series 🔽 pic.twitter.com/e7yWckJtvG
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 8, 2022
The T20I and ODI squad for the India eves have been quite similar baring 2 changes. Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav got their chance in the T20I squad while Taniya Bhatia and Harleen Deol make their way into the ODI squad.
IND-W vs SL-W: Harmanpreet Kaur takes over ODI captaincy after Mithali Raj retirement, no place for Kiran Navgire in T20s for Sri Lanka tour
T20I Squad – Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav.
ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol.
IND-W vs SL-W: Harmanpreet Kaur takes over ODI captaincy after Mithali Raj retirement, no place for Kiran Navgire in T20s for Sri Lanka tour
