Smriti Mandhana to lead India across all three formats on South Africa tour

Smriti Mandhana has been named India's captain across all three formats for the upcoming multi-format tour of South Africa in December. The series features one Test match, three ODIs, and three T20Is, starting with the Test fixture in Gqeberha on December 9. Deepti Sharma will serve as vice-captain for both the Test and ODI formats, while Shafali Verma takes on vice-captaincy duties for the T20I squad.

India's Test and ODI squads feature 15 players each, whereas the T20I setup comprises 17 members. Among the key changes, Vaishnavi Sharma replaces Sneh Rana in the ODI team, while youngsters Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, and Anushka Sharma have been called up to the T20I side. Following the Test, the ODIs will run from December 16 to 22, followed by T20Is ending on December 30.