Smriti Mandhana appointed India captain across formats
Mandhana takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur as India women's captain across all formats, with Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma named vice-captains for T20Is and ODIs respectively.
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Mandhana takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur as India women's captain across all formats, with Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma named vice-captains for T20Is and ODIs respectively.
Teams finalised retentions on Monday with 27 slots including seven overseas places still available for the Kochi auction.
Shafali Verma rose two places to fourth in the ICC Women's T20I batting rankings following her maiden century at the Asian Games.
Sandip Gawande said the Asian Games gold win carries extra significance for Amravati because local batter Bharti Fulmali was part of the victorious squad.
Shafali's unbeaten hundred powered India to a dominant win and a place in Tuesday's gold-medal match against Sri Lanka.
Charani's 804 points set a new Indian record after her match-winning spell in Dubai.
India reached the final with a 40-run win over Bangladesh.
Deepti Sharma played down concerns over India's fielding lapses in the Asia Cup semi-final, insisting dropped catches are part of the game.
Shafali Verma scored 64 and Deepti Sharma took 3 for 26 as India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs to reach the Women's Asia Cup final.
Sree Charani stays top in T20I bowling while Deepti Sharma climbs to sixth after Asia Cup showings.
Harmanpreet Kaur reached 150 T20Is as captain during India's Asia Cup group match against Pakistan in Dubai on September 5.
Deepti credited India's consistent edge over Pakistan to staying ahead in planning and execution.
India reached the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals after beating Hong Kong by 137 runs, with Mandhana's 124 leading the way.
Deepti Sharma took 3 for 0 to become the leading T20I wicket-taker as India beat Thailand by 94 runs in their Asia Cup opener.
Shafali Verma broke Laura Wolvaardt's record for most T20I runs in a calendar year during Tuesday's Asian Games final.
Deepti Sharma played her 150th T20I and took three wickets for no runs in India's Asia Cup opener against Thailand.
Sharma's unbeaten 28 steered Sunrisers to victory after Issy Wong's late three-wicket burst gave Brave hope.
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma starred as India beat Pakistan by 64 runs. Scotland recorded their first win at the Women's T20 World Cup.
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