Mandhana said that she is proud of the way the team has played in the tournament, especially in the last game where they came back to make a match of the game.
The four-match tournament will have three teams -- defending champions Supernovas, last year's runners-up Velocity and Trailblazers -- competing against each other once before the summit clash on November 9.
Mandhana will lead the Trailblazers, while Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj will be leading the Supernovas and Velocity teams respectively.
Lanning has recaptured the top position for batters after playing a leading role in her side's 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand in Brisbane that saw the six-time world champions to a record 21 consecutive wins in the format.
Mandhana had suffered an ACL injury (ligament tear) during the WBBL in Australia and had to undergo surgery and strenuous rehab.
The last women's international game was played during the T20 World Cup final when Australia defeated India in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium.
The 39-year-old from Ranchi, who made his ODI debut in 2004, played a whopping number of 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20I matches.
One of India women team's most consistent batters, Smriti Mandhana turned 24 on Saturday.
The other players to have received the notice include Cheteshwar Pujara and Deepti Sharma, who are among the five cricketers in the 110 strong National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP).
The 23-year-old opener also acknowledged the efforts the BCCI is putting in to make it a reality.
Earlier, Mandhana had revealed her day to day activities in order to make sure how she makes the most of the lockdown period.
Mandhana has revealed her day to day activities in order to make sure how she makes the most of the lockdown period currently in place in the entire country.
Like most other cricketers, Mandhana too had a fan interaction on Twitter on Friday following a request made to her by her fan on the previous evening. During the interaction, one of her fans asked if she was missing Jemimah, with whom she shares a great camaraderie.
In a Q&A session on Sunday, Indian spinner Poonam Yadav named one women's player who can score a double century in ODIs.
Smriti Mandhana thanked the fans for their support during the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.
Beth Mooney became the top-ranked batter in the ICC Women's T20I Rankings, replacing India's Shafali Verma.
Unbeaten throughout the tournament, India were outplayed in all departments of the game by the defending champions, who clinched their fifth world title in the shortest format.
Women's cricket in India gathered pace after the Indian Eves's performance in the 2017 World Cup in England but it was many years in the making.
Schutt bore the brunt of Verma and Mandhana's attacking cricket in the very first over during last month's tri-series, dispatched for a four by the teenager on the very first ball and hit for a six by Mandhana.
The debate surrounding Mankading dismissal was ignited after England's Katherine Brunt opted to warn the batter in a significantly crunch situation during the women's T20 World Cup.
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