The All-India Women's Selection Committee on Sunday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Australia from 21st February – 8th March 2020.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the women's team. Bengal's batswoman Richa Ghosh has been included in the squad following her exploits in the recent women's Challenger Trophy. 15-year-old Shafali Verma will also be playing her maiden global tournament after having a fantastic first season in International format.
India are in Group A along with hosts Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
India will play against defending champions Australia in the opening match of the tournament on February 21.
World T20 Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Tania Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy.
