India Women's T20 World Cup squad announcement: Harleen missing from T20 WC squad, Harmapreet clarifies Amanjot's snub

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: That's it for today folks! The T20 World Cup squad saw the obvious names, but also some snubs like that of Harleen and Amanjot. But the team looks strong and we can expect them to challenge for the title.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: The squad for the Test match vs England at Lord's -

Harmanpreet ©, Mandhana (cv), Shafali, Jemimah, Rawal. Deepti, Richa (wk), Charani, Bhatia (wk), Nandini, Harleen, Renuka, Goud, Sathghare, Rana.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Changing too many things doesn't suit us. Whenever Jemimah has got the chance, she has proved the decision. With time, she will settle it.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Are India favourites? Harmanpreet responded, “I will definitely rate this team as favourites and the team we picked today, they have the calibre to become champions. No pressure, no overconfidence. T20 cricket is only about playing good cricket.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Stating that she is ready to do anything for the team, she said, “Whatever team needs, I'm ready for that. We are going to try a lot of things in the camp, to see what we will do in the World Cup. I'm always ready to fulfill any spot for the team.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Speaking about her T20 WC plan, Harmanpreet said, “I feel that in T20s, powerplay is very important, if you are batting, you have to target runs. If you are bowling, you have to get a couple of wickets in that phase. We want to work very hard for the powerplay and also for the middle overs, as that also plays a big role. We have a plan and the learning which we got from SA.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Speaking on Harleen's T20 WC snub, selection chief Amita said, “Fulmali is a better option in the middle order. Harleen is there in the scheme of things, she is in the Test team. But for T20Is, Fulmali is a better option.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: When asked about the recent SA series, Harmanpreet feels that she can't judge her team by just one series defeat. She said, “This was the only series where our bowling didn't click. Before last T20I series, we won almost every T20I series, this was the only series where we didn't do well. So I can't judge my players. They have performed well before, winning matches for us. So I can't call this an unexperienced side. But we had a lot of learnings there and we know how to improve as a team. We are going to have another camp, and we will try to fix all our issues.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Harmanpreet is speaking to the media now! She opens up on Amanjot's absence.

Harmanpreet said, “Amanjot is our key player, she is not available. She is away from cricket for 4-5 months now. It was difficult to find someone like her, but we are trying. She got opportunities. We have got Radha back in the side, she is also an all-rounder. It was hard to find Amanjot's replacement. We are trying to balance the team.”

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Harmanpreet (c), Mandhana (vc), shafali, Jemimah, Fulmali, Deepti, Richa (w/k), Charani, Bhatia (w/k), Nandhini, Reddy, Renuka, Goud, Patil, Radha

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Harmanpreet is here with Amita Sharma and Devajit Saikia. The press conference begins!

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Announcement coming! We will soon see Harmanpreet, Amita Sharma and Devajit Saikia take centre-stage.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: A reminder for everyone! The announcement won't just be for the World Cup squad. It will also name teams for the upcoming away tour against England. Also, India A squads for the three ODIs and three T20Is vs England A will be named.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: There is no update from the ongoing selection meeting yet. But we will get to know soon when the press conference takes place at 5 pm. Harmanpreet, selection chairperson Amita Sharma, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia will address the media and the squad will also be announced.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: The selection meeting ahead of the squad announcement is currently in progress. After this, the squad will be announced at 5 pm. We will also see Harmanpreet attend the press conference.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: For the 2026 T20 World Cup, India are slotted in Group A, alongside Australia, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa. Blockbuster matches!

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: As the tournament will be held in England, seam bowling all-rounders will be key in the selection. We could see Amanjot return. Meanwhile, a backup finisher also needs to be considered and Bharati Fulmali suits that role. We could also see Anushka Sharma picked as a top order backup.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Harmanpreet will be key in the middle order, batting at No. 4. She was India's highest run-scorer in the last T20 WC, getting 150 runs in four innings. Richa is expected to be the first-choice wicketkeeper, and she will also be the finisher.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: India's top order looks sorted ahead of the tournament. Although the management did experiment a lot, but it looks like Mandhana and Shafali are going to be the opening pair with Jemimah at No. 3. Since the last T20 WC, eight players have played in the Indian top three, amassing 2038 runs. Of these, 1858 runs have come from Shafali, Mandhana and Jemimah.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: The 2024 T20 WC squad-

Batters: Smriti Mandhana (vc), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma

All-rounders: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shreyanka Patil, Sajeevan Sajana, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana

Bowlers: Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: After the last T20 World Cup, Mandhana is India's best batter with 725 runs, striking at 141.1. Shafali is second in that list with 642 runs and a strike rate of 160.0. Jemimah Rodrigues (491) is third, followed by Harmanpreet (415) and Richa Ghosh (356).

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: Deepti is India's top bowler since the last T20 World Cup. She leads the pack with 25 wickets at an average of 21.8 and 7.6 economy rate. She is followed by Charani, who has 24 wickets at an average of 19.9. She also has an economy rate of 7.6. Arundhati Reddy (18) is third, followed by Radha Yadav (12) and then Renuka Singh (11).

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: We could see some big names miss out, like Radha Yadav, G Kamalini and Sneh Rana. They have been putting in good domestic performances though. Also, wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia has also returned to training after her surgery.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: In the 2024 edition of the tournament, India failed to qualify for the semis after losing in their final group fixture to Australia. Their hopes hinged on the result of Pakistan vs New Zealand. They were crushed as NZ won the match to qualify for the last four.

India T20 World Cup squad LIVE Updates: India are the defending ODI champions, but their form in T20Is has been poor. They lost in their recent T20I series to SA. They need to pick the best team for the tournament.