India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, suffered a hamstring harm on 3 August whereas enjoying for Southern Courageous in The Hundred in England, and has now been dominated out of India’s upcoming assignments within the Ladies’s Asia Cup in UAE in addition to the Asian Video games in Japan.
The extent of the harm was confirmed after she was assessed by the BCCI Medical Crew on the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
“Jemimah Rodrigues sustained a proper hamstring harm on third August whereas enjoying in The Hundred in England. The BCCI Medical Crew clinically assessed her on the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and the evaluation confirmed a high-grade tear,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.
“Consequently, she has been dominated out of the upcoming ACC Ladies’s Asia Cup within the UAE and the Asian Video games in Japan,” it added.
With 131 caps to her title within the shortest format, Rodrigues’ absence comes as a blow to India’s preparations for the upcoming tournaments, with solely two weeks left for the Asia Cup in UAE.
The Ladies’s Choice Committee has named Pratika Rawal as Rodrigues’ alternative for the Asia Cup.
Rawal returns to the India squad after that includes prominently within the India A setup just lately.
“The Ladies’s Choice Committee has named Pratika Rawal as Jemimah’s alternative for the Asia Cup,” the BCCI confirmed.
Former champions India, slotted in Group A of the eight-team continental event, will begin their marketing campaign on August 30 by locking horns with Thailand earlier than taking over Hong Kong, China on September 3, whereas their ultimate group-stage fixture is scheduled towards arch-rivals Pakistan on September 5.
India’s up to date 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.