India have been doing well in the 50-over format but they have plenty to ponder about in the shortest form, having lost their previous series in New Zealand 0-3.

In her absence, opener Smriti Mandhana has been named as the captain of the 15-member Indian women's squad which also includes ODI skipper Mithali Raj.

The quality of the competition can't be compromised and that is one of the reasons why a women's IPL can't be organised at the moment, reasons BCCI.

The Indian women's team begins its three-ODI series against England at home on Friday in the absence of star player Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury.

Opener Smriti Mandhana, who amassed 196 runs including a hundred and a 90 in New Zealand, will be a key player with the bat for the Indian women's team.

Bowling all-rounder Harleen Deol, who plays for Himachal Pradesh in the domestic circuit, is set to replace Harmanpreet in the Mithali Raj-led one-day team.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, whose indifferent form has hurt the team, said she was disappointed at the result and the 0-3 series defeat.

New Zealand beat India by four wickets in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. 

Chasing a modest target, New Zealand made heavy weather of the chase before scampering home off the last ball of the match losing six wickets.

Chasing 160, India were going strong at 102 for 1 but Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues' dismissal proved fatal for the visitors who collapsed to 136 all out.

The three-match series, which was part of the Women's ODI Championship, was won by India 2-1 but they suffered an eight-wicket loss at Hamilton on February 1.

The 33-year-old reached the milestone when she walked into the field for the ongoing third and final T20I against West Indies in Karachi.

In the second ODI against New Zealand, Mithali scored an unbeaten 63 off 111 balls as India chased down 162 in 35.2 overs. 

The Indian women's team was at the centre of a huge controversy after its semi-final exit in the T20 World Cup owing to a bitter public spat between ODI captain Mithali and the then coach Powar.

The Indian women's team was at the centre of a huge controversy after its semi-final exit in the T20 World Cup in the West Indies.

The 29-year-old Harmanpreet said she was surprised to have been named the captain of the World T20 XI.

The selectors have reposed their faith on Mithali who retained her place in the T20 squad and captaincy for next month's tour to New Zealand.

The New Zealand tour will be the team's first assignment after its controversial exit from the World T20 last month when it lost to England in the semi-finals.

Mithali Raj and Romesh Powar were involved in a blame game after India crashed out of the Women's T20 World Cup in the semi-finals.

Harmanpreet and Smriti have already said that they want Powar to continue while Mithali is against his return.