All-rounder Shreyanka Patil has been picked in the India A squad for the upcoming all-format series against England A to be held in Pune and Mumbai from November 30. Shreyanka, who last played an international game in India’s victorious Asian Games campaign before being overlooked for the home series against Zimbabwe and the upcoming tour of South Africa, is one of five players to be included in the squads for each of the three formats alongside Minnu Mani, Shipra Giri, Tanisha Singh and Saima Thakor.
Fast-bowling all-rounder Kashvee Gautam has also been included in the white-ball squads. Kashvee, who last featured during India’s T20I tour of South Africa in April, had been sidelined by a knee injury for which she had to undergo surgery. She made her comeback in the ongoing Senior Women’s T20 Trophy for Chandigarh.
India A will be led by batter Anushka Sharma in the three T20 and One-Day matches, with Minnu serving as her deputy. Minnu will then captain the side in the red ball game, with Tejal Hasabnis serving as vice-captain.
India A squad for T20s vs England A: Anushka Sharma (captain), Minnu Mani (vice-captain), Vrinda Dinesh, Tanisha Singh, Sanika Chalke, Niki Prasad, G Kamalini, Shipra Giri, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Vaishnavi Sharma, Prema Rawat, Saima Thakor, Monica Patel, Kashvee Gautam
India A squad for One-Day matches vs England A: Anushka Sharma (captain), Minnu Mani (vice-captain), Vrinda Dinesh, Tanisha Singh, Priya Punia, Niki Prasad, G Kamalini, Shipra Giri, Tejal Hasabnis, Shreyanka Patil, Amisha Bahukandi, Shabnam Shakil, Saima Thakor, Akshita Bhagat, Kashvee Gautam
India A squad for Multi-Day match vs England A: Minnu Mani (captain), Tejal Hasabnis (vice-captain), Shubha Satheesh, Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, Purvaja Verlekar, Henreitta Perera, Shipra Giri, Uma Chetry, Shreyanka Patil, Saima Thakor, Akshita Bhagat, Amisha Bahukandi, Happy Kumari, Shabnam Shakil
The series begins on November 30 with the T20 leg being played in Pune. While the first game will be played at 1 PM, the second and third T20 on December 3 and 5 will be marked by a 6 PM start. Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host the three One-Day matches on December 8, 11 and 14, with the first of those a day game commencing at 9 AM. The Wankhede Stadium will also host the Multi-Day fixture from December 19.
