NEW DELHI: Anushka Sharma on Tuesday received her maiden India call-up for the five-match away T20I series against South Africa beginning on April 17.
Durban, Johannesburg and Benoni will host the series.
Sharma was signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 45 lakh ahead of the WPL 2026 where she made an instant impact with the bat.
The 22-year-old was part of the India A squad that featured in the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Bangkok last month.
From the squad that featured in the 2-1 win over Australia, Sneha Rana, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma don't find a place in the line-up for South Africa series.
Pacer Kashvee Gautam, who has played Test and ODIs for India, has been included in the T20 squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur.
The series is part of India's preparations for the T20 World Cup in the UK in June-July.
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Uma Chetry (WK), Anushka Sharma.