IND vs AUS: Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil, Get Maiden ODI Call-ups As India Squad Announced For Australia Series

For the India vs Australia series that begins in Mumbai on December 28, Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, and Titas Sadhu have been called up for the first time in their ODI careers. Following their absence from the July tour of Bangladesh due to injuries sustained during that time, Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh have also returned to the ODI squad. Ghosh was benched in favour of Uma Chetry, who has since been excluded from all games.

India selected the same team that lost 2-1 to England at home earlier in the month for the three Twenty20 Internationals against Australia early in the following month. The ODI team was reorganized primarily to accommodate the all-rounders and bowling attack, leaving out Priya Punia, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, B Anusha, Meghna Singh, Rashi Kanojiya, and Monica Patel.

The off-spin-bowling all-rounder Patil made history by being the first Indian player to appear in the Women’s CPL and was one of RCB’s best players in the inaugural WPL earlier this year. Before the T20Is against England, she was included in India A squad for the T20 series against England A, when she made her debut for the country and claimed five wickets in three games.

For the WPL champion Mumbai Indians, left-arm spinner Ishaque was another breakout player. He tied for third place in the tournament’s highest wicket-taker standings. During the England series, she also made her T20I debut, taking five wickets in three matches. Despite not getting a game, she was included in the Test squads for the matches against Australia and England.

All-rounder Kashyap, who bowls left-arm spin, has not yet played for India, but seamer Sadhu has played four Twenty20 internationals so far—three during the Asian Games and one against England.

After winning their first-ever Test matches against Australia and England at home, India is riding high. They will now move on to the shorter formats, fielding regulars like captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, and others in both squads.

They will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on December 28, December 30, and January 2. The three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) will take place at Navi Mumbai on January 5, 7, and 9.

India vs Australia Series: Fixtures

ODI series

Dec 28: 1st ODI
Dec 30: 2nd ODI
Jan 2: 3rd ODI

All matches will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

T20I series

Jan 5: 1st T20I
Jan 7: 2nd T20I
Jan 9: 3rd T20I

All matches will be played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

India ODI Squad:

Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol

India T20I Squad:

Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani

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