Indian eves to tour UK for NatWest series

Mithali Raj will lead a 14-member squad as the side embarks on the twin tours of Ireland and England this summer.

Mithali Raj will lead a 14-member Indian team with Jhulan Goswami as her deputy as the side embarks on the twin tours of Ireland and England this summer.

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During the tour, India will play two one-day matches against Ireland on July 29 and 30.

Meanwhile, under their new captain Charlotte Edwards, England will take on the Indian eves in a NatWest Women's series, featuring five one-day internationals, a two-match power Test Series and a NatWest International Women's Twenty20, according to an England and Wales Cricket Board statement in London.

India would be striving to repeat their last year's performance when they trounced the visitors 4-1 at home.

Before the series against England, the Indian eves will play practice matches against a Development XI on August 2 and the MCC the next day.

Indian squad:

Mithali Raj (captain), Jhulan Goswami (vice-captain), Anjum Chopra, Amita Sharma, Nooshin Al Khadeer, Hemlata Kala, Monica Sumra, Reema Malhotra, Karuna Jain, Sulakshana Naik, Rumeli Dhar, Preeti Dimri, Nidhi Buley and Asha Rawat.

Coach: Sudha Shah