In the recent development to the Commonwealth Games-bound Indian women's cricket, eight players are still awaiting their visas to travel to England for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, which is set to start form July 28 to August 10.
A source in the know of development told Sports Tak that the eight players' (names still unknown) has been pending since they had applied for it. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is hopeful that by the end of the day, the approval on the visas might come. BCCI is in constant touch with concerned authority, IOA and CWG Organising Committee.
Earlier, in an unfortunate turn of events, a member of the CWG-bound Indian women's cricket team tested positive for Covid-19, before boarding the flight for the tournament. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed the news on Thursday, after the apex council meeting of the board on Thursday.
The identity of the player is still not disclosed as yet. This is the first time that women's cricket has been included in the Commonwealth Games, starting in Birmingham on July 29. All the matches are supposed to be played at Edgbaston, while the medal matches will take place on August 7.
Meanwhile, a total of eight teams are taking part at the CWG, and have been divided into two groups of four each. India, Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan are in Group A while Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand, and South Africa are in Group B. Team India had shown decent form in the lead-up to the CWG, winning a T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka.
India are set to face Australia in the opening match when women’s cricket makes its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 29.
The women’s cricket T20 competition will be held at the Edgbaston Stadium from July 29, with the bronze and gold medal matches taking place on August 7.
This will be the first time that Women’s T20 International will be featured in the prestigious multi-sport event.
The Indian team recently completed an ODI series whitewash against Sri Lanka and before that they also won a 3-match T20I series 2-1 against the same opponents.
India women squad for CWG 2022
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, S. Meghana, Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana.
