The All India Women's Selection Committee has announced the Indian squad for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022. Indian team will play its first World Cup match against Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga on March 6, 2022. Prior to this, the team will also take part in a 5-match ODI series against New Zealand from February 11, 2022. In addition the selection committee also selected the squad for the one-off T20I against New Zealand to be played on 9 February 2022.
After the match against Pakistan in the Women's World Cup, India will play New Zealand on March 10 against West Indies on March 12, England on March 16, Australia on March 19, Bangladesh on March 22 and South Africa on March 27.
The Indian squad for the ODI series against New Zealand and the ICC Women's World Cup, 2022 is as follows:
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (Vice-Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (Wicket-Keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tania Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby players: Sabbhineni Meghna, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.
Indian team for the only T20 for New Zealand:
Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tania Bhatia (WK), Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, S. Meghna, Simran Dil Bahadur.