The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the squad for the India Women’s National Cricket Team for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup 2026. Harmanpreet Kaur has been named the captain Smriti Mandhana as her deputy once again, for the biennial tournament. This is their first cricketing schedule after a break since they played in the one-off Test against England at Lord’s.
The tournament is set to be hosted from late August to mid-September, as the dates for the tournament are yet to arrive. The Women's Selection Committee, led by former India all-rounder Amita Sharma, announced the squad for the forthcoming tournament. They have also named four reserve players in case any cricketer gets injured ahead of the tournament or mid-tournament.
Harmanpreet Kaur once again leads India in major tournament
The Women in Blue are the most successful team with 7 titles, as they lost to the Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket Team in the last edition, and they won their maiden Asia Cup title in 2024, which was hosted in Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side will look to take revenge in the upcoming edition of the tournament.
India’s Asia Cup squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G. Kamalini (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Nandni Sharma, Kranti Gaud
Reserve players: Pratika Rawal, Uma Chetry (WK), Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Minnu Mani
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