India batter ruled out of Asia Cup and Asian Games
Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out by the BCCI after sustaining a high-grade hamstring tear.
India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, suffered a hamstring injury on 3 August while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred in England, and has now been ruled out of India's upcoming assignments in the Women's Asia Cup in UAE as well as the Asian Games in Japan.
The extent of the injury was confirmed after she was assessed by the BCCI Medical Team at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
With 131 caps to her name in the shortest format, Rodrigues' absence comes as a blow to India's preparations for the upcoming tournaments, with only two weeks left for the Asia Cup in UAE.
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The Women’s Selection Committee has named Pratika Rawal as Rodrigues’ replacement for the Asia Cup.
Rawal returns to the India squad after featuring prominently in the India A setup recently.
India’s updated squad for Asia Cup:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Nandni Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal.
The Women’s Asia Cup gets underway on August 28, with India opening its campaign against Thailand on August 30.