Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs; Richa Ghosh returns

Opener Shafali Verma has been dropped from India’s squad for the three ODIs on the tour of Australia due to a poor run of form, while wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has returned to the side after missing the home ODIs against New Zealand due to her board exams.

Legspinner Asha Sobhana, who had missed the New Zealand series because of injury, continues to be unavailable, while allrounder Pooja Vastrakar, who was rested against New Zealand, is also absent. Also missing from the squad are offspinner Shreyanka Patil, spin-bowling allrounder D Hemalatha, uncapped seamer Sayali Satghare, back-up wicketkeeper Uma Chetry, and legspinner Priya Mishra.

Middle-order batter Tejal Hasabnis and seamer Saima Thakor, who both made their debuts against New Zealand, have retained their spots to face Australia.

India’s squad for ODIs against Australia

Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor

More to follow…

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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