Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami rested from Women's T20 Challenge

New faces from domestic cricket are expected to get a chance in this season and the move is possibly aimed at phasing out the veterans from the shorter format of the game.

Veteran Indian cricketers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami have been rested from the Women's T20 Challenge, sources in the know confirmed to India Today on the condition of anonymity. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly taken the step to include fresh faces in the tournament.

"We have given rest to senior players like Mithali Raj and Jhulan and have selected new faces from the domestic circuit to play in this tournament . We wanted to give a chance to new faces. That's why we came to this decision," said the source.

The source further stated that Deepti Sharma will be taking over the captaincy of the Velocity team in place of Mithali Raj while Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be in charge of Supernovas and Trailblazers respectively.

BCCI are expected to make the announcement soon.