Richa Ghosh to miss home series against New Zealand due to board exams

Indian wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh will miss the home series against New Zealand due to her class 12 board exams as BCCI released the full squad for the three-match ODI home series against New Zealand.

Richa has been playing for the Indian Women's Cricket team since the age of 16 and was not able to give her class 12th board exam during this period. 

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The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batter was replaced by Uma Chetry in the squad. Pace bowling all-rounders Sayali Satghare and Saima Thakor, legspinner Priya Mishra and middle-order batter Tejal Hasabnis received their maiden call-ups as Pooja Vastrakar was rested while Asha Sobhana was unavailable for the selection due to injury.

India will play all three WODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India’s squad for the three ODI series against New Zealand: 

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, D Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Sayali Satgare, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.

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