Who is cricketer Anushka Sharma, who was selected in Team India?

Before the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team has to tour South Africa and England. The South Africa tour starts from April 17, where Team India has to face the host team in a 5-match T20 series. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur has been announced for this difficult series. Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Anushka Sharma has also got a place in this team. 22 year old Anushka has been selected in the Indian team for the first time.

Who is Anushka Sharma?

Anushka, a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, recently made headlines in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). This was his first WPL season. He scored 177 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 129.19 for Gujarat Giants. His best score was 44. Gujarat Giants included him in their team for Rs 45 lakh. After doing wonders in WPL, Anushka also showed her bat prowess in the Rising Stars Asia Cup and scored 116 runs in 5 matches for India-A.

Before this, she has been performing consistently well in domestic cricket. She played an inning of 80 runs in 58 balls for Central Zone in the Senior Women’s Interzonal Trophy. In this tournament he scored 155 runs in 5 matches. After this she scored 207 runs in the Senior Women’s Trophy. She also played in the Madhya Pradesh Women’s League and was the second highest run scorer in the tournament with 93 runs. Anushka is known for her artistic batting.

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These players are out

Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma, who were part of the Indian team that defeated Australia 2-1, have not got a place in the team for the South Africa tour. Fast bowler Kashvi Gautam has been included in the team. Kashvi Gautam has played Test and ODI for Team India. He has been selected in the T20 team for the first time.

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Indian team – Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dipti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Goud, Sri Charni, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvi Gautam, Bharti Phulmali, Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper), Anushka Sharma.