Harmanpreet to lead India in World T20

The team, picked up by the All-India Women’s Selection Committee, will have opener Smriti Mandhana as Harmanpreet’s deputy. Smriti has been in sensational form this year. The likes of Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav have also been selected. India will begin its campaign against New Zealand in Guyana on November 9, followed by matches against arch-rival Pakistan (November 11), Ireland (November 15) and Australia (November 17).

The squad:  Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Tanya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, D Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy