Nandani earns national call-up as BCCI announces squad for Women's T20 WC

FOLLOWING the successful run in the ODI World Cup 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, with uncapped pacer Nandani Sharma earning her maiden call-up.

The 24-year-old has been rewarded for her performances in the Women’s Premier League, where she finished among the leading wicket-takers.
 
The squad also sees the return of Yastika Bhatia and Radha Yadav, both of whom missed the recent T20I series in South Africa. Meanwhile, Amanjot Kaur remains unavailable due to injury, and Kashvee Gautam has been ruled out after a knee injury.
 

India’s full squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026:
 
Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Bharti Fulmali, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma and Radha Yadav.