Kerala all-rounder Minnu Mani has been recalled to the India squad for an ODI series against Ireland starting January 10.

Minnu made her ODI debut in December in the second match of the tour of Australia. She impressed with two wickets and an unbeaten 46. India lost the series 3-0. The Wayanad-born player was not part of a three-match ODI series against West Indies that followed.

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Smriti Mandhana has been named captain of the 15-member squad that is without skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Renuka Singh Thakur. The BCCI said Kaur and Thakur have been rested.

The schedule for the event: Jan 10, Jan 12, Jan 15. All matches will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, starting at 11 am.

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Squad: Smriti Mandhana (C), Deepti Sharma (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Uma Chetry (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Raghvi Bist, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Sayali Satghare

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