The Women's Selection Committee has announced the India and India A squads for the one-off Test against Australia and the Rising Star Women's Asia Cup. The multi-format tour of Australia and the Rising Star Women's Asia Cup are scheduled to commence on February 15 and February 13, respectively.
As for the Test squad, Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the group with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy. The top-order comprises a strong mix of Shafali Varma and Pratika Rawal. Richa Ghosh and Uma Chetry have
been picked as the wicketkeepers while Yastika Bhatia was not considered.
ODI opener Pratika Rawal and all-rounder Amanjot Kaur have been handed maiden Test call-ups in the batting unit, while youngsters Kranti Goud, Vaishnavi Sharma and Sayali Satghare are the fresh faces in the bowling setup.
Women's Test squad for one-off Test against Australia:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Thakur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Satghare
Chetry has been named as G Kamalini's replacement in both of India's T20I and ODI squads. Kamalini was recently ruled out of the ongoing Women's Premier League due to injury. Chetry has played one ODI and seven T20Is so far. The three T20Is and as many ODIs will be played before the Perth Test.
Radha Yadav will lead the India A squad for the 2026 Rising Star Women's Asia Cup. Promising cricketers who have starred in the WPL like Nandani Sharma, Anushka Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar have been added to the squad.
Relatively new faces like Humairaa Kaazi, Sonia Mendhiya and Jintamani Kalita will be travelling as well. The tournament will be played in Thailand in the 20-over format.
India A squad for 2026 Rising Star Women's Asia Cup:
Radha Yadav (c), Humairaa Kaazi, Vrinda Dinesh, Anushka Sharma, Deeya Yadav*, Tejal Hasabnis, Nandani Kashyap (wk), Mamta M (wk)*, Sonia Mendhiya, Minnu Mani, Tanuja Kanwar, Prema Rawat, Saima Thakor, Jintamani Kalita, Nandani Sharma
*Subject to fitness clearance from BCCI COE
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