Punam Raut dropped from Mithali Raj-led India women squad for 4-match ODI series against England

New Delhi: Opener Punam Raut was on Monday dropped from the 15-member Indian women’s cricket team named for the upcoming four-match ODI series against England Women to be played in Nagpur. [caption id=“attachment_3852255” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of India captain Mithali Raj. Reuters[/caption] Dayalan Hemalatha has been named in the squad in place of Raut, who was criticised for slow batting in the ODI series against Australia earlier this month which India lost 0-3. The matches will be played on 3, 6, 9 and 12 April in Nagpur. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee also picked India A squad that will play a practice game against England Women. India Women’s ODI squad: Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Devika Vaidya, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav, Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad. India A squad: Deepti Sharma (Captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Dayalan Hemalatha, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Mona Meshram, Sukanya Parida, Kavita Patil, Shanti Kumari, Tanushree Sarkar, Nuzhat Parween (wicket-keeper), Radha Yadav, T P Kanwar