India have called up hard-hitting batter Nandini Kashyap and youngster Raghvi Bist for the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies. 21-year-old Kashyap was stupendous for India E in the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy in which she scored 332 runs from five matches at an average of 83 and a strike-rate of 137.19 with four fifties and a top score of 94.
In the same tournament, 20-year-old Bist scored 162 runs from five games for Team E at an average of 40.50. Bist was also a part of the India A squad on their tour of Australia. Yastika Bhatia, Shreyanka Patil and Priya Punia missed out due to injuries. Punia missed the third ODI against the Aussies after injuring her left knee during the second game.
Amongst the big names, Shafali Verma and Arundhati Reddy missed out. Shafali also missed the tour of Australia after her lacklustre performance in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
In the ODI squad announced by the BCCI, young batter Pratika Rawal, who has had an impressive run in the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy, has been called up. In eight matches for Delhi, she has scored 411 runs at an average of 68.50 with two centuries, two half-centuries and a top score of 141 to her name.
India’s T20I series is scheduled to take place from December 15 to 19 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara will host the ODI series from December 22 to 27.
India’s squad for T20I series against West Indies:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Nandini Kashyap, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Deepti Sharma, Sajana Sajeevan, Raghvi Bist, Renuka Singh Thakur, Priya Mishra, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav
India’s squad for ODI series against West Indies
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur
