That means there was no place for Anushka Sharma and Uma Chetry, who had toured South Africa.
The same squad will also play the three bilateral T20Is to be played against England on May 28, May 30 and June 2.
Bhatia has been out of action with a long-term injury. She last played for India A in Australia in August 2025 and later underwent an ACL surgery in October. She has played 18 T20Is, the last of which was in April 2024.
This is a maiden international call-up for Nandani, who shone with her fast-bowling skills in the last WPL, where she represented runners-up Delhi Capitals. She played all 10 games for DC and was the joint-top wicket-taker along with Sophie Devine, with 17 scalps.
After that, she was also picked for the India A squad for the Asia Cup Rising Stars in Thailand in February.
India’s campaign begins on June 14 against Pakistan in Birmingham. The final is scheduled for July 5 at Lord’s. India are yet to win a T20 World Cup but are the current ODI champions.
India squad for Women’s T20 World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Bharti Fulmali, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nandani Sharma, Radha Yadav
