The long break of the India women’s cricket team is all set to finally end. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has picked the squads for India Women’s upcoming ODI and T20I series against South Africa Women.
Pratyusha Challaru, Monika Patel, Simran Dil Bahadur, Yastika Bhatia, Ayushi Soni and Swetha Verma (wicket-keeper) are the new faces in India’s 22-member squad for their series against South Africa.
Experienced pros Ekta Bisht, Anuja Patil, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia and Shikha Pandey have all been dropped.
The Neetu David-led selection committee raised a few eyebrows with their decisions. On Sunday, Sportstar reported that the idea was test the bench strength.
“The selection committee thought it was the best time to test the bench strength since it was a home series. There is still some time left for the World Cup, so this series will help them get a fair idea where things stand,” a BCCI source told the magazine.
Rookie keeper-batsman…