No place for Verma in India's squad for Women's World Cup
Pratika Rawal sealed her place instead as the likely opening partner for vice-captain Smriti Mandhana.
India will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur at the Sept. 30-Nov. 2 Women's World Cup.
Verma featured for India A in Australia, but Rawal's form – 703 runs in 14 innings since her debut in December -- helped secure the spot.
Jemimah Rodrigues makes the cut after missing out in 2022 – a first ODI World Cup appearance for the star batter. No. 3 Harleen Deol, allrounders Amanjot Kaur and Arundhati Reddy, left-arm spinners Radha Yadav and Sree Charani, and pacer Kranti Goud will also feature in their first World Cup.
Host India will open its World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Sept. 30. The game was slated to be played in Bengaluru, but a change in venue is anticipated because of the post-IPL tragedy involving Royal Challengers Bengaluru where 11 fans lost their lives in a stampede. An ICC announcement is expected this week.
Bengaluru was also supposed to host the final on Nov. 2, and that could also be changed.
Colombo will host the final if Pakistan qualifies. Pakistan will play all its games in Sri Lanka, including against India on Oct. 5.
India will play three ODIs with Australia – on Sept. 14, 17 and 20 – in the buildup to the World Cup.
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India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Kranti Goud, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur.
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