India Women will launch their World Cup preparation with a skill-based week-long conditioning camp in Visakhapatnam starting August 25.

The venue for the camp is strategic, given only Harmanpreet Kaur , Smriti Mandhana and Sneh Rana among the squad members have the experience of having played at the ACA-VDCA Stadium previously, in 2014.

India are slated to play two big matches in Visakhapatnam: against South Africa (October 9) and Australia (October 12).

India's lack of experience at certain venues, like Visakhapatnam, Guwahati and Indore, has been a big talking point in the lead-up to their campaign.

Navi Mumbai's inclusion as Bengaluru's replacement is seen as a welcome step, given the players' familiarity with the venue, having played there regularly over the past three-fo

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