Seam-bowling all-rounder Amanjot has been sidelined for the next four to five months due to a back injury, which also kept her out of the 4-1 T20I series loss in South Africa last month. \u201cAmanjot was our key player. Unfortunately, she is not available. She is away from cricket for the next four to five months now. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn place of her, it was very difficult to find someone like her who can fulfil that place,\u201d said Harmanpreet in the press conference after the squad, which will also play three T20Is against England from May 28 to June 2, was announced at the BCCI HQ.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bharti, meanwhile, was retained in the side after getting two chances in South Africa, where she scored 40 and 2. Radha, meanwhile, had good all-round performances this year in various competitions and returns to the T20I set-up for the first time after last year\u2019s series in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Radha has played 89 T20Is and has taken 103 wickets since her debut in 2018, and is now set to play her fifth T20 World Cup. Her return to the squad has been delayed by injuries to Amanjot and Kashvee Gautam, who will undergo surgery for a serious right knee injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut still, we are trying \u2013 Bharti, whatever opportunity she got, she tried to prove herself. We have got Radha back in the side because she is also an all\u2011rounder who can contribute with bat, ball, and field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo, Amanjot's replacement was very hard to find. But now, like whatever players were available, we are trying to balance the team with them so that whenever we need somebody, they are ready for us,\u201d added Harmanpreet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The captain acknowledged the bowling unit\u2019s struggles in the recent series against South Africa, especially in the power-play, but stressed that one poor outing should not overshadow their overall record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn T20 format, with the runs being made, it's a hard job for bowlers. But still, they were trying their best. Unfortunately, this was the only series where our bowling didn't click much. But if I have to answer this, after the last T20 World Cup, we have won almost every T20 series. This was the only series where we didn't do well. So I think in one series, I can't judge my players.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The captain acknowledged the bowling unit\u2019s struggles in the recent series against South Africa, especially in the power-play, but stressed that one poor outing should not overshadow their overall record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from Bharti, Harmanpreet also praised uncapped pacer Nandni Sharma for earning a call-up to the Indian team via 17 scalps, including a hat-trick, in WPL 2026. \u201cBharti has done really well in domestic\u2026 Nandni Sharma, I think, has also proved herself in WPL, and she is one of the top wicket takers. We do have options, and luckily, our plan A players got injured, but somehow, we still got really good options.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n