India vs South Africa: From Shikha Pandey to Shafali Verma, talking points from ODI and T20I squads
The several notable absentees from India’s squads stuck out more than the six new names added to the mix. Updated Mar 01, 2021 · 06:15 pm Shafali Verma and Shikha Pandey | AFP
When the India squads for the series against South Africa were announced on Saturday – the first official communication from the Board of Control for Cricket in India about the return of the women’s team after close to a year – it was bound to be of interest. The schedule, the delayed nature of it all, the venue which kept changing: there were a few things that needed clarification.