Smriti Mandhana named India T20I captain; Mithali Raj included

TIL Desk Sports/ Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana was on Monday named as the captain of India women’s Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against England after regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was ruled out due to an an ankle injury.  

According to a statement from the BCCI, Harmanpreet is yet to recover fully from the injury and will continue with her rehabilitation process. The ankle injury had earlier ruled Harmanpreet out of the ongoing three-match ODI series against world champions England. Mandhana, the current ICC cricketer of the year, has been in stupendous form.

The 15-member squad, which was picked on Monday after a meeting of the All-India Women’s Selection Committee, also includes ODI skipper Mithali Raj.  “Harmanpreet Kaur has not yet fully recovered from her ankle injury and will continue her rehab at the NCA,” BCCI said in a statement.