Shreyanka Patil, Yastika Bhatia included in World Cup squad


Wicketkeeper-hitter Yastika Bhatia and turn bowling allrounder Shreyanka Patil have been remembered for India's T20 World Cup crew, the BCCI reported on Tuesday (August 27). The pair's consideration in the 15-part crew, notwithstanding, is dependent upon wellness. Patil had experienced a break to a finger of her left hand during India's Asia Cup 2024 opener against Pakistan in July. She figured out how to bowl 3.2 overs in the match, and wrapped up the innings as she got 2 for 14. Bhatia, then again, has been going through recovery for a knee injury at the NCA in Bengaluru. She experienced a hamstring injury during India's Bangladesh visit in April recently, and highlighted in only one game scoring 36 as an opener. The remainder of the crew is on expected lines as the selectors have held their confidence in the greater part of the crew that played the Ladies' Asia Cup last. Left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar, who supplanted Patil in the Asia Cup side, and reinforcement 'guardian Uma Chetry are the ones making the way, however have been named voyaging saves, close by Saima Thakor. Raghvi Bist and Priya Mishra, as of now on a multi-design visit through Australia for the India A side, have been named non-voyaging holds. India will start their mission against New Zealand on October 4 in Dubai. India women's squad : Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk)*, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil*, Sajana Sajeevan