The 42-year-old defender is one of 15 players named for the Tonga Tala to travel to Cape Town to take on the world’s best starting last July.
It means the ex-Diamond will come up against her former side, with Tonga drawn in the same pool as 11-time world champions Australia.
Gerrard last played top level netball a decade ago, finishing up with the NSW Swifts back in 2013.
She’s a two-time netball world champion, winning gold with Australia back at the Singapore and Auckland world cups in 2011 and 2007.