Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana named in ICC Women's Team of the Year

India bats woman Smriti Mandhana was on 14 December 2016 named in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Team of the Year 2016.
●    With this inclusion, she became the first Indian woman cricketer to figure in the prestigious list.
●    The team will be captained by Stafanie Taylor of West Indies.
●    Besides the captain and Smriti, the team features three players from New Zealand, two players each from Australia, England and South Africa.
●    Rachel Priest of New Zealand is the wicket-keeper of the team.
●    Kim Garth of Ireland was included in the list as the 12th player.
●    The 12-member team was selected based on their performance between 14 September 2015 and 20 September 2016.
●    The list was prepared by a panel consisting of Clare Connor (Chair), Mel Jones and Shubhangi Kulkarni.
●    The list was announced by ICC chief executive David Richardson at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.