India will next lock horns against New Zealand in the tournament on Thursday. Earlier, Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma and Taapsee Pannu had extended their wishes to the Indian women's cricket team for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 ahead of their match with Pakistan.
They also urged fans to come out and show their support to the Women in Blue during their World Cup 2022 campaign.
Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Manager - Umpires and Referees, said the appointments were part of ICC's policy of nurturing the best available talent in different countries.
Fifteen players have been chosen to try and retain the trophy that Heather Knight's team lifted at Lord's in 2017, alongside two travelling reserves.
The first set of games will see two massive rivalries take the centre stage, with Australia taking on defending champions England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on March 5 and last edition's runners-up India facing Pakistan in Tauranga on March 6.
Zimbabwe will host the women's World Cup qualifier between November 21 to December 5, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday.
ICC's announcement implies Mithali will be 39 years old when the 50-over World Cup takes place. But the veteran cricketer feels that the postponement only implies more time to gear up for the event.
India joined New Zealand, Australia, England and South Africa as the five teams who have earned a direct qualification berth for the tournament. The competition will begin from February 6 to March 7 in 2021.
India is scheduled to host the Women's U-17 World Cup in November.
The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the final of the 2021 fifty-over Women's World Cup.
The four bids received by FIFA for the 2023 Women's World Cup are from Brazil, Japan, Colombia and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand.
Other bids are expected from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan and South Korea, which could be a joint project with North Korea.
Jill Ellis was named coach of the team in 2014 and has led it to eight overall tournament titles, including victories at the World Cup in 2015 and 2019.
Alex Morgan pretended to sip tea after scoring the go-ahead goal in Tuesday night's Women's World Cup semi-final victory over England.
As host country, India automatically qualifies for the 16-team showpiece event. The six continental qualifying tournaments are yet to begin.
The Indian women's team has recently returned from their Spain Tour where they played five matches against the host nation.
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