India’s recent run of victories has bolstered confidence but the women’s selection panel, headed by Neetu David, will face some tricky questions on the inclusion of Shafali Verma and pacer Renuka Thakur when it meets here on Tuesday to pick the squad for the ODI World Cup.

Apart from Pakistan playing their matches in Colombo, India will host the 50-over World Cup comprising eight teams from September 30 with their eyes firmly set on an elusive global trophy.

Having beaten England in both white-ball series and clinched the ODI tri-series involving Sri Lanka and South Africa in April, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team heads into the World Cup with plenty of confidence. Before the tournament, India will host Australia for three ODIs to fine-tune their preparations.