USA Women U-19 World Cup team with India-origin players brutally trolled on Twitter

The USA Cricket on Wednesday, December 14 announced their 15-member squad for the inaugural edition of the ICC  U19 Women’s T20 World Cup which will get underway from January 14, 2023. Incidentally, it will be the first-ever World Cup appearance for the US women's team. 

Notably, both the captain as well as the vice-captain of the US women’s cricket team are of Indian origin. The US women's troop will be led by Geetika Kodali while Anika Kolan will be her deputy.

Surprisingly, there are no US nationals in the 15-member squad as all of the members are of the Indian origin. Twitterati took a notice of this and had a gala time on social media as they trolled the US team for fielding an 'India B team'.

Here are some of the reactions:

Meanwhile, the reserves of the USA U19 women’s team include the likes of  Chetnaa Prasad, Kasturi Vedantham, Lisa Ramjit, Mitali Patwardhan, and Tya Gonsalves. West Indies batting icon Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been named the head coach of this squad.

The US team would be hoping to pose a tough challenge in the inaugural edition of this tournament that is scheduled to be played from January 14-29. They have been placed in Group A that features some excellent teams like Australia, Sri Lanka, and, Bangladesh.

According to reports, skipper Geetika Kodali is based in California and started playing the game at the age of 11. Four years later, she began her formal training at California’s  Cricket Cricket Zeal Academy.

“This World Cup is the realization of a dream for these young players who will get the honor of being the first female cricketers to ever represent USA at any Cricket World Cup. Our squad represents a new generation of American cricketers and we’re most excited to see them display their brand of cricket as rising stars announcing themselves on the World stage. Coming off series wins this summer against West Indies U19s and the UAE U19s last month, our players have had some great preparation going into South Africa. We thank all of the girls, their parents, and the wider American cricket community for their unwavering support as the squad looks forward to taking on the challenges ahead. Congratulations to all of the players selected to represent Team USA”, the USA Cricket Board Member and Women and Girls Committee Chair, Nadia Gruny said as quoted by the USA Cricket media release.

 Team USA Women’s U-19 World Cup Squad

Geetika Kodali (C), Anika Kolan (wk), Aditi Chudasama, Bhumika Bhadriraju, Disha Dhingra, Isani Vaghela, Jivana Aras, Laasya Mullapudi, Pooja Ganesh (wk) Pooja Shah, Ritu Singh, Sai Tanmayi Eyyunni, Snigdha Paul, Suhani Thadani, Taranum Chopra

Reserves: Chetnaa Prasad, Kasturi Vedantham, Lisa Ramjit, Mitali Patwardhan, Tya Gonsalves

Head Coach: Shivnarine Chanderpaul