Smriti Mandhana will lead India in Tests for the first time during the South Africa tour in December. Jemimah Rodrigues returns from injury, while Jintimani Kalita earns her maiden Test call-up. Smriti Mandhana will captain India across all three formats on their December tour of South Africa, featuring one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. Deepti Sharma will be vice-captain in Tests and.