Radha Yadav and Yastika Bhatia returned as India named strong squads for the 2026 Women’s World Cup T20 and the previous tour of England. The squad was finalized after the selection committee meeting on Saturday, which was attended by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, head coach Amol Muzumdar, chairman of selectors Amita Sharma and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.
Yastika missed last year’s Women’s ODI World Cup and the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) after suffering a serious injury to her left knee in September 2025. She later underwent a successful surgery, reportedly an ACL reconstruction, to fix the problem.
Radha, meanwhile, is set to make her T20I comeback after almost a year, having last featured in the format during the England tour. She also led India A to the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup title earlier this year.
NANDINI SHARMA REWARDED
Fast bowler Nandini Sharma earned her first India call-up after Kashvee Gautam and Amanjot Kaur missed out due to injuries. Earlier this year, the right-arm pacer made history by becoming the first Delhi Capitals (DC) bowler to take a hat-trick in the WPL.
The 24-year-old achieved success against Gujarat Giants at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, finishing with impressive figures of 4-0-33-5. Overall, she enjoyed an outstanding season, taking 17 wickets in 10 matches at an economy rate of 8.31.
They have retained Bharti Fulmali in the T20 World Cup squad after she returned to the Indian side during the South Africa series. Fulmali has scored 42 runs from three matches at a strike rate of 123.52. Fulmali recently made her Indian comeback after seven years, impressing in the fifth T20I against the Proteas in Benoni.
ANUSHKA DETENTED AFTER SOUTH AFRICA
Anushka Sharma was retained in the squad after her impressive performances in the South Africa tour. She impressed with her fluid strokeplay as she opened the batting in the absence of Smriti Mandhana, who missed several games on the tour.
Kashvee has missed the World Cup due to a right knee injury, Amita Sharma said during a press conference. Meanwhile, Amanjot has been ruled out of the tour of South Africa due to injury and is expected to be sidelined for the next four to five months, Harmanpreet Kaur added.
HEART FOR KAMALINI AND VAISHNAVI
Among the excluded, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma did not make the squad. Kamalini and Vaishnavi, who made their debut in the series against Sri Lanka, were also left out.
Vaishnavi was part of the T20I squad for the series against Australia but did not get a chance to play. India, meanwhile, boasts a strong spin attack with Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil along with part-time options in Shafali Verma and captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
Teams of India for Women’s World Cup T20 and England T20Is
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Nandini Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Radha Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Anushka Sharma, Deepti
Indian squad for Lord’s Test against England
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandini Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Raha
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Published on:
02 May 2026 17:14 IST
