With less than a month-and-a-half remaining before they begin their quest to win their first Women's World Cup , co-hosts India have named a squad without major surprises . Even so, these three talking points are worth deeper analysis.

Why was Shafali left out?

By leaving out Shafali Verma , the selectors have opted for consistency over X-factor.

Pratika Rawal , who made her debut after India left Shafali out of their ODI squad last year, has scored 703 runs at an average of 54.07 and a strike rate of 87.43 in 14 innings. She has formed a prolific combination with Smriti Mandhana at the top of the order: they've already put on four century partnerships and six half-century stands, and average a remarkable 77.57 together - no pair of India batters, with a cut-off of 1000 partner

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