India Women tour for Australia: Shreyanka, Bharti return to T20I squad; Kashvee included for ODIs

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|29-01-2026

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the Indian women’s ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of Australia.

Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil and batter Bharti Fulmali returned to the T20I squad, while wicketkeeper G. Kamalini and left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma were initially handed maiden ODI call-ups. However, Kamalini has since been ruled out of the tour due to injury, with the selectors naming Uma Chetry as her replacement in both the ODI and T20I squads.

All-rounder Kashvee Gautam was also added to the 15-member ODI squad, while pacer Arundhati Reddy and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav were left out. Harleen Deol, who was part of the ODI set-up, was dropped from the 16-member T20I squad.

Both squads will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, with Smriti Mandhana named as her deputy.

India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs on the white-ball tour between February 15 and March 1, with a one-off Test scheduled from March 6 to 9 in Perth.

India women T20I squad for Australia tour

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil

India women ODI squad for Australia tour

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Kashvee Gautam, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol

(With PTI inputs)

Published on Jan 17, 2026