India's star-studded squad for Women's Test against Australia
India's Women's Test squad has been revealed ahead of their tour down under, featuring a host of the game's biggest names.
India's Women's Selection Committee has named a 15-player squad for their four-day Test to be played against fellow super power Australia at Perth's WACA ground from the 6th to 9th March.
Harmanpreet Kaur will skipper the side, supported by Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.
The Test will be played at the tail end of their Australian tour which starts in mid-February, following six white ball fixtures to be played around the country; three T20Is followed by three ODIs. The first match of the tour is a T20I in Sydney on Sunday February 15.
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India's Women's Test squad: Harmanpreet Kaur [C], Smriti Mandhana [VC], Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh [WK], Uma Chetry [WK], Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Thakur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Satghare
Wicket-keeper Gunalan Kamalini was ruled of the tour, with Uma Chetry brought in as her replacement across all formats.
India beat South Africa by 10 wickets in their last Test match, in Chennai in mid-2024.
Their last clash against the Aussies in a red ball fixture was in December 2023, where they claimed an eight-wicket win in Wankhede.
