Team India announced for Asian Games (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
Indian women’s cricket team has been announced for the Asian Games. Taking a big decision, the selectors have dropped wicketkeeper-batsman Yastika Bhatia, who played in the Women’s T20 World Cup, from the team. The interesting thing is that the command of the team is in the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana has been kept as the vice-captain. All-rounder Shreyanka Patil, who was injured during the T20 World Cup, has also been selected in the team, although she will be able to play in this tournament only if she is fit. Shreyanka Patil had injured her leg during the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Indian women’s cricket team for Asian Games
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, G. Kamalini, Bharti Phoolmali, Sri Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaur, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav and Nandini Sharma.
Why was Yastika Bhatia dropped from the team?
The question is why Yastika Bhatia was dropped from Team India. A major reason for this is his performance. This player could score only 41 runs in 3 matches in the T20 World Cup. His average was 13.66 and strike rate was 117.14. However, Jemimah Rodrigues’s performance was also very poor. She could score only 92 runs in five matches but she has been retained in Team India for the Asian Games.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy remains intact
The selectors of Team India have retained the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur despite poor performance in the T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that the Indian team was eliminated from the league stage in the ongoing T20 World Cup in England. In the last league match against Australia, Team India needed to win but it lost by 6 wickets. In this match, Team India batted first and scored 170 runs and the Australian team achieved this score by losing 4 wickets in the first 6 balls. Ellis Perry scored 56 runs and Ashley Gardner scored 53 not out.
Team India had won gold
Let us tell you that in the year 2023, India had won gold by defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the Asian Games played in Hangzhou. In this match, Team India, batting first, could score 116 runs and the Sri Lankan team could score only 97 runs in reply. Jemimah had scored the maximum 109 runs in this tournament.
