Why Amanjot Kaur is Not Playing Today AUS-W vs IND-W One-Off Test?

Australian women are going head-to-head against Indian women in the one-off Test match on March 6-9 in Perth. After a successful white-ball series, both teams will clash against each other in a red-ball bilateral tournament. This is an important match for the players since they don't get to play a lot of Tests in a year.

It's Australian skipper, Alyssa Healy's last game for Australia before taking retirement from international cricket. Healy won the toss and decided to bowl first. Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, wanted to bowl first as well, but wasn't disappointed since they had to face the situation eventually. India has announced 4 debuts for this game, despite this Amanjot Kaur didn't able to make it to the Indian playing 11.

Why Amanjot Kaur is Not Playing Today Against Australia?

India's star all-rounder Amanjot Kaur has not been included in the team for the AUS-W vs IND-W One-off Test match. Harmanpreet didn't reveal any reason, but they have gone with two spinners and three pacers today, and that might be the reason behind the snub. Amanjot is a talented player and is yet to make her debut in the Tests.

For this game, one of the best women cricketers in the world, Deepti Sharma, came as Amanjot Kaur replacement in the playing 11. She is an incredible all-rounder, and having her in the team will certainly benefit the Indian side. Deepti has played eight Test matches so far, scoring 319 runs at an impressive average of 63.80 and picking up 30 wickets as well. She is an outstanding player and will look to make a strong impact in the ongoing one-off Test match against one of the best women cricket teams in the world.

Amanjot Kaur's Recent Performance

Amanjot Kaur played two T20I matches and one ODI, and her performance was fairly modest. She did not take many wickets and also failed to score significant runs. She managed to score only 13 runs in the ODI and four runs across the T20I matches. Her recent form could also be a reason behind her omission. She is still an inexperienced player, even in white-ball cricket. For the Test match against Australia, the India women's national cricket team needed some experienced players, and hence they went ahead with Deepti Sharma.