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Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian Women's Cricket Team Depart For England, Pictures Surface On The Internet

To join the Indian delegation for the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian Women's Cricket team departed for England on the 25th of July.

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With the introduction of the women's game at the Birmingham Games, cricket is set to make a comeback at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian Women's team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will be a major part of the event. To join the Indian delegation for the Birmingham Games, the team departed for England on the 25th of July.

The team's pictures from the flight have gone viral online. Jemimah Rodrigues, a star Indian batter, shared a photo on her official Twitter account. "Heading to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games!!" read the caption of the tweet.

Here is Jemimah Rodrigues' tweet

Six squad members had not yet gotten their visas, according to earlier reports. But it appears that was taken care of. "Few of the visas came in today but they are still six left for processing including three players and three players’ support staff. The remaining should come by tomorrow. We have very little over control over the process anyway. There is a summer rush and UK visas are taking time," an IOA source was quoted saying by NDTV Sports.

Women's cricket is being played for the first time in the Commonwealth Games. Cricket was last played at the mega tournament in 1998 when South Africa won the gold medal. In the meantime, India is placed in Group A, along with Barbados, Pakistan, and Australia. On July 29, the women in blue start their campaign against the formidable Australia, and on July 31, they face Pakistan.

On the other hand, Group B's opening match will be played on July 30 between the hosts England and Sri Lanka. The group stages begin on July 29 and end on August 4. The bronze-medal game and final game will take place on August 7, while the semifinal matches will be played on August 6. The Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham will serve as the host for all of the games.

India Women’s squad for the Commonwealth games

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, S. Meghana, Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia (Wk), Yastika Bhatia (Wk), Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana

Indian Women's Cricket team Commonwealth Games 2022