New Delhi, Nov 11 — Anushka Sharma will captain India A in the T20 and one-day legs of the upcoming all-format home series against England A, while Minnu Mani will lead the multi-day side, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday, news agency IANS reported.

Source: IANS via NewKerala

The series features three T20s, three one-day matches and one multi-day game. The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host the T20s from November 30, with the action then moving to Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for the one-dayers and the multi-day contest from December 8 to 19, IANS said.

ESPNcricinfo reported that the 23-year-old Anushka had earlier captained the India A T20 side against England A and Australia A this year. Mani has been named Anushka's deputy for the white-ball series, while Tejal Hasabnis has been named vice-captain of the multi-day side.

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil, who last played for India in the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka, has been named in the India A squads, ESPNcricinfo reported. The T20 squad also includes Vrinda Dinesh, Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur, Saima Thakor and Kashvee Gautam.

The one-day squad adds Priya Punia and Tejal Hasabnis, while the multi-day squad includes Shubha Satheesh, Purvaja Verlekar, Uma Chetry and Happy Kumari alongside captain Mani, according to the squads published from the BCCI announcement.

The tour is a key pathway fixture for India's next group of women cricketers, giving A-team regulars a full all-format assignment — white-ball cricket in Pune followed by one-dayers and a four-day game at the Wankhede — before the senior calendar resumes.