Edulji for replacing Harmanpreet as skipper, wants bold selection calls
Currently an advisor to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Edulji wants the national selectors to focus on the next generation of Indian women's cricketers.
Teenaged left-arm spinner Radha Yadav was on Friday included in the Indian women’s squad as a replacement for the injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad for the upcoming tri-series at home involving England and Australia.
Rajeshwari — also a left-arm spinner — sustained a webbing injury to her right hand during a fielding session after India’s six-wicket loss to Australia in the opener here on Thursday.
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Rajeshwari had earlier replaced another left-arm tweaker Ekta Bisht a couple of days ago after Bisht injured her left index finger during the third ODI against Australia in Vadodara on March 18.
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The 17-year-old Radha made her international debut in the recent tour of South Africa, where she played in two T20Is.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian eves will next face England on Sunday.
India women’s T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Rumeli Dhar, Mona Meshram, Radha Yadav.
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