Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque earned maiden calls-up while the fit-again Renuka Singh has fully recovered from a stress fracture in time to be named in both groups, nine months on from her last senior outing
Two emerging stars from the Women's Premier League lead the new wave of talent in India's squads for the T20I series and one-off Test against England.
Left-armer spinner Saika Ishaque has been named in both groups, earning a first international call-up after impressing for champions Mumbai Indians.
Meanwhile, fellow-spinner Shreyanka Patil, who is also an effective lower-order batter, is in the T20 party after backing up her form for Royal Challengers Bangalore while representing Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League, which she finished as the leading wicket-taker.
Renuka Singh, unable to push on from a fine T20 World Cup - she took seven wickets at 16 - is fit again after a stress fracture. The 27-year-old has been inactive since March and will lead the Indian attack.
Saika Ishaque was part of the victorious Mumbai Indians side which won the inaugural WPL (Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
The squad named for the England Test (December 14-17) is the same that will face Australia at the Wankhede Stadium a week later (December 21-24).
They will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur for the first time in what is India's first home Test since 2014. The red-ball matches are preceded by three T20Is against Heather Knight's side on December 6, 9 and 10.
T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani.
Test squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh, Harleen Deol, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar
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