India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup Squad Announced for 2025

 

The clock has started ticking toward the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, and the atmosphere is becoming fiery. The BCCI disclosed the 15-member team to represent India on home soil, as the tournament is to take place in India from September 30 to November 2. 

For fans and followers on Winexchange, it isn’t just a mere announcement; the clock then begins for months of analyzing, inplay sports prediction, and high-stakes cricketing drama as India sets sights on its inaugural World Cup glory.

 

Harmanpreet Kaur to Lead in First ODI World Cup as Captain

The light is more on now as Kaur steps onto the stage for her first time leading the team in the 50-over World Cup format. Highly admired in contemporary cricket for her fearless batting and a very good understanding of the game, she has much experience in leading, which India will depend on heavily. The memory of her 171* in the 2017 semi-final against Australia is still fresh in the minds of fans, and now she holds the inspiration for India to take that one step further-lift the trophy. 

Following Kaur will be Smriti Mandhana, the appointed vice-captain. The opener, who bats left-handed, has been the most consistent performer for India with the bat, becoming the fastest Indian Woman to reach 4,000 runs in ODIs recently. Along with Kaur, Mandhana will make a strong leadership pair with both experience and a calming influence—something that is going to be very important in these highly pressured home conditions.

 

Blend of Experience and Fresh Talent

One of the most striking features of the Women’s Cricket World Cup Squad is that it has a mixture of established stars along with youngsters who are climbing the international ladder. Names like Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma make a strong core, with Richa Ghosh being a part of it, while youngsters like Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaud, and Sree Charani show off India’s future-ready mindset. 

Pratika Rawal: This opener debuting in December 2024 has already accrued over 700 runs in just 14 innings at an average of above 50. She is going to be one of the beautiful, pleasing players to watch in this tournament with her form at the top. 

Kranti Gaud: One of the new names in the pace department, she was the key in the England series with a match-winning six-wicket haul in the decider.

Sree Charani: The left-arm spinner made her international debut earlier this year and has already taken nine wickets in eight outings. Given India’s home conditions on spin-friendly tracks, her selection might prove a masterstroke.

This makes the team competitive not only for 2025 but also builds it out for the coming years. 

 

Important Discussion Point: No Shafali Verma

Most ridiculous selection decision: Not Petering Shafali Verma at all. That girl is a dynamite at least; she has really given India those hot-headed starts almost every time she batted. But she was just as often inconsistent in those ODIs, which deprived her of getting into this World Cup. 

Though among the top two run scorers in the recent T20I series against England with 176 runs in five innings, selectors picked Rawal with Mandhana as their first-choice opening pair. Quite a bit of controversy surrounds this entire decision, and fans on Winexchange are weighing in with mixed reactions.

 

Depth in Spin and Dual Keepers

With the tournament set in India, the selectors have heavily loaded the side with spin options. Giving India four quality spinners to exploit turning tracks at venues across the country would be the spin trio of Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana, and Charani. 

Then again, India has opted for two wicketkeepers—Richa Ghosh and Yastika Bhatia—to allow flexibility in selection and batting depth.

 

Big Batting Strength of India

On paper, the batting order looks the best. The opening wicket will have Mandhana and Rawal, followed by Harleen Deol and Rodrigues in the latter half of the top order. Thus, it gives a very stable platform to India. The middle order-with Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, and Amanjot Kaur during anchorage-will have huge firepower whenever acceleration is needed.

Mandhana’s consistency, Rawal’s new form, and Kaur’s match-winning temperament could make the difference for India. They want to go all the way.

 

Completely Pace Bowlers and All-Round Choices

Spins are sure to play a greater role, but speed options like Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, and Kranti Gaud provide balance. Renuka’s swing has been India’s weapon in the powerplay overs, and Kranti’s breakthrough spells could complement her well.

Bring in all-rounders like Deepti and Amanjot, and the Women’s Cricket World Cup Squad looks equally good across departments.

 

In Hope of Redemption

India had that close run to glory in 2017 when they lost to England at Lord’s in the final. Eight years later, they now have the opportunity to chase that glory before home supporters. They sparkle with form and youthful exuberance, making this squad a potential historical force. 

India starts their campaign on 30 September against Sri Lanka. This comes after a preparatory ODI series against Australia. Fans will follow all the matches closely, and through Winexchange, you can follow every twist and turn, and make in-play sports predictions. 

 

The 15 players of the Women’s Cricket World Cup Squad 

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, and Radha Yadav  

 

FAQs

Q1. Who is leading the Indian Women’s Cricket team to the World Cup 2025? 

A: Harmanpreet Kaur is going to captain the Indian team, while Smriti Mandhana is the vice-captain of the Indian team.

Q2. Has Shafali Verma been dropped from the ICC Women’s World Cup squad? 

A: Shafali Verma has been dropped owing to the selectors preferring Pratika Rawal to associate with Mandhana in the list, and her ODI standings have been rather mediocre, even though she has done brilliantly in T20s.

Q3. When will the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 be held? 

A: The tournament will take place from September 30 to November 2, starting with India facing Sri Lanka. 

Q4. Where can I find live updates and predictions regarding the tournament? 

A: Winexchange will have all the action where you can enjoy live cover-to-live, accurate inplay predictions for sports and win cash.