India tour of England: Swashbuckling opener makes a comeback in T20Is

The Women’s Selection Committee on Thursday has picked Team India (Senior Women) squads for the upcoming tour of England. India will play five T20Is and three ODIs in England, starting June 28.Explosive opening batter Shafali Verma has made a comeback in the T20I side, while Sayali Satghare has been picked in both formats.In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters.Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League.Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh.While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana.Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side.Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches.Who's that IPL player?India’s T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali SatghareIndia's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali SatghareSchedule1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.