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.

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