Smriti Mandhana to lead India in Tests for 1st time on South Africa tour

Smriti Mandhana will lead India in Tests for the first time as BCCI announced squads for all-format tour of South Africa, scheduled to commence on December 9. Deepti Sharma will serve as vice-captain in Test and ODI formats, while Shafali Verma will assume the role in T20I series. Notably, Jemimah Rodrigues returned to India's squads following her recovery from injury.