Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Veda Krishnamurthy have been shouldered with the responsibility to lead India A, B and C sides respectively in the women's T20 Challenger Trophy, slated to be held in Cuttack from January 4-11.
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The squads were picked on Monday (December 23) after a meeting of the All-India Women's Selection Committee, a BCCI release stated.
The selection panel named 14 players each in all three squads.
The tournament will serve as one of the last auditions before the selectors make their final plan for the T20 World Cup to be played in Australia from February.
Squads:
India A: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shivali Shinde (WK), Jasia Akhtar, Priya Puniya, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Sneh Rana, Mansi Joshi, Meghna Singh, Komal Jhanjhad, Meenu Mani, Radha Yadav, Bharati Fulmali
India B: Smriti Mandhana (C), Sushma Verma (WK), R Kalpana (WK), Vanitha V.R, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sushri Dibyadarshini, T.P. Kanwar, Richa Ghosh
India C: Veda Krishnamurthy (C), Nuzhat Parween (WK), Shafali Verma (WK), Yastika Bhatiya, D. Hemlatha, Harleen Deol, Manali Dakshini, Jincy George, Arundhati Reddy, Monica Patel, Vrushali Bhagat, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, Madhuri Mehta.
(With PTI inputs)
