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In Pictures: 5 female players to watch out for during India’s South Africa tour

Here are the 5 key players to watch:

SNS | January 10, 2018 6:42 pm

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<p> The Indian skipper Mithali Raj, who had led the Indian squad in the finale of Women's World Cup 2017, has been named the captain of the Indian women cricket team that will travel to South Africa for a three-match One Day International series next month as part of the ICC Women’s Championship (2017-2020). Here are the 5 key players to watch: (Photo Credit -Twitter)

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<p> Harmanpreet Kaur <p> The explosive Indian batter who wrote history in the semi-final of WWC 2017 with her sensational knock against Australia is our top pick for the upcoming ICC Women's Championship. (Photo Credit- Twitter)

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<p> Mithali Raj <p> It will be interesting to see Indian skipper Mithali Raj, who is also the highest run-getter in the women's cricket playing in the rainbow nation. (Photo Credit- Twitter)

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Smriti Mandhana (Photo Credit-Twitter)

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<p> Jhulan Goswami <p> Jhulan Goswami is one of the most experienced players in the Indian squad along with the Indian captain Mithal Raj. Goswami is arguably one of the finest bowlers in women-in-blue. So it is expected that she will lead the Indian bowling attack. (Photo Credit- Twitter)

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<p> Punam Raut <p> Indian opener Punam Raut is our next pick for the ICC Women's Championship. Raut can play a very significant role in the upcoming ODI series as she knows when to play aggressive and when to take the game slow. (Photo Credit- Twitter)

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