India stars sign on for The Hundred: Five players to be involved in new competition

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma have all been signed up for the ECB's new competition, which will run in July and August

Five India stars will take part in The Hundred this summer.

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma have all been signed up for the ECB's new competition, which will run in July and August.

Verma replaces Sophie Devine at Birmingham Phoenix, while Kaur joins Manchester Originals. She has prior experience of English cricket in the now-defunct Kia Super League.

^{Smriti Mandhana is one of five Indian players to be confirmed as taking part in The Hundred}

Smriti Mandhana joins Southern Brave, Deepti Sharma is set for a stint with London Spirit, and Rodrigues is headed for Northern Superchargers.

The Indian cohort provide welcome star quality, as there remains a question mark over the involement of several Australian players.

Rachael Haynes has already pulled out of the tournament, having been due to play for Oval Invincibles, and it is feared that several of her international teammates might also withdraw.