India have named their squad for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup, starting on 3 October. The Women in Blue, who reached the semi-finals in the previous edition, are placed in Group A of the competition along with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Harmanpreet will be assisted by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who is expected to open the batting with Shafali Verma, while Dayalan Hemalatha is another top-order option in the squad. Apart from them, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh will boost a formidable batting line-up.
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India Women’s T20 World Cup Squad 2024
Dayalan Hemalatha is set to provide additional top-order firepower to India's batting line-up, alongside Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. The squad's batting depth will be further bolstered by the presence of Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh, forming a formidable and well-rounded batting unit. Check the complete squad below:
| Name | Role |
| Deepti Sharma | All-rounder |
| Shreyanka Patil* | All-rounder |
| Asha Sobhana | All-rounder |
| Sajana Sajeevan | All-rounder |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | All-rounder |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | Batter |
| Shafali Verma | Batter |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter |
| Pooja Vastrakar | Bowler |
| Arundhati Reddy | Bowler |
| Renuka Singh | Bowler |
| Radha Yadav | Bowler |
| Smriti Mandhana (vc) | Batter |
| Richa Ghosh (wk) | Wicketkeeper |
| Yastika Bhatia* (wk) | Wicketkeeper |
*The inclusion of Yastika and Shreyanka in the squad is contingent upon their fitness, as both players have been recovering from injuries sustained over the past few months.
Additionally, India will have three travelling reserves for the tournament in the UAE. The team boasts a strong contingent of all-rounders, including Harmanpreet, Sajana, Sobhana, and Deepti, providing versatility and depth to the squad.
India's pace attack will be led by Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, and Renuka Singh Thakur, providing a strong fast-bowling contingent. The spin department will feature Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, and Sajana Sajeevan, offering a variety of options.
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Reserves for the Indian Women’s Squad for the T20 World Cup
India has named its traveling reserves for the tournament, comprising Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwer, and Saima Thakur:
| Traveling Reserves | Role |
| Uma Chetry (wk) | Wicketkeeper |
| Tanuja Kanwer | Bowler |
| Saima Thakor | Bowler |
| Non-Travelling Reserves | Role |
| Raghvi Bist | All-Rounder |
| Priya Mishra | Batter |
Additionally, Raghvi Bist (batter) and Priya Mishra (all-rounder) have been selected as non-travelling reserves, providing further depth to the squad.
India's captain in a delhi event said. ""We have been really inspired by the men's team, the way they won the T20 World Cup this year. They worked really hard for this trophy and won some tough matches. We need to learn how they maintained their body language for such matches and how they approached such games. We're on the same road now and getting ready for our World Cup campaign. The team is working really hard and our attempt will be to give our country and fans another opportunity to celebrate this year."
Indian Cricket Women’s T20 Coach
Amol Mazumdar is the current head coach of the Indian Women's cricket team since October 2023. Here is the list of coaches and other officials:
Head Coach & batting coach – Amol Muzumdar
Fielding coach: Munish Bali
Bowling Coach: Aavishkar Salvi
Nets Trainers – Tanveer Shukla, Sourav Tyagi, Utkarsh Singh, Akhil S Prasad
Physiotherapist – Mitra Amin
Fitness Trainer – Radha Krishnaswamy
Analyst – Devraj Raut
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