19th Asian Games India Senior Women Team: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced a 15-member women’s team for the 19th Asian Games to be held in China. Harmanpreet Kaur has been entrusted with the captaincy of the Indian women’s team in this tournament to be held in the month of September. Apart from this, Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team. The Indian women’s team has recently won the T20 series 2-1 on the tour of Bangladesh.
The matches of the cricket event will be organized in Hangzhou, China from 19 to 28 September. The BCCI had announced to send both the men’s and women’s teams to the Asian Games. In this, in the women’s team where all the major players will be seen playing. At the same time, it has been decided to send A team of men.
When the women’s team went to play in the Commonwealth Games played in England in the year 2022, it won the silver medal. Cricket has been included in the Asian Games for the third time. This time the matches will be played in T20 format. Earlier, the cricket event has been included in the Asian Games of 2010 and 2014. At that time BCCI did not send both men’s and women’s teams.
15-member Indian women’s team for Asian Games
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarwani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Minu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chhetri, Anusha Baredy .
Stand By Players: Harleen Deol, Kashvi Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaq, Pooja Vastrakar.
TEAM – Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Anusha Bareddy https://t.co/kJs9TQKZfw
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