Rising star Shafali Verma will lead India in next month's ICC Under-19 Women’s World Cup to be held in South Africa.

Shweta Sehrawat has been named her deputy in the 15-member Indian squad.

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Keralite Najla C M C is one of the three reserve players along with Shikha and Yashashree.

Najla hails from Tirur in Malappuram and has been training at the KCA Women's Academy in Wayanad.

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Najla is an off-spinning all-rounder.

Indian squad: Shafali Verma (capt), Shweta Sehrawat (vice-capt), Richa Ghosh (wk), G Trisha, Soumya Tiwari, Sonia Mehdiya, Hurley Gala, Hrishita Basu (wk), Sonam Yadav, Mannat Kashyap, Archana Devi, Parshavi Chopra, Titas Sadhu, Falak Naz, Shabnam M D.

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Standby players: Shikha, Najla C M C, Yashashree

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