Mandhana era begins: Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma named India vice-captains

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma have been appointed vice-captains of India women's T20I and ODI teams respectively, joining newly named captain Smriti Mandhana. The announcements followed Harmanpreet Kaur's decision to step down as all-format captain, though Kaur will continue playing internationally and remains in both squads for the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe.

Mandhana's leadership tenure begins with three T20Is in Raipur starting October 16, followed by three ODIs in Vadodara beginning October 23. The squads feature changes including call-ups for Niki Prasad and Vaishnavi Sharma, while Jemimah Rodrigues remains sidelined due to a hamstring injury.