Jemimah Rodrigues Ruled Out: The Indian women’s cricket team has suffered a big setback before the Asia Cup and Asian Games. Star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of both the tournaments due to injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India i.e. BCCI gave this information on Friday. Jemima suffered a hamstring injury in her right leg on August 3 during The Hundred tournament being played in England. After this, he was examined at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. BCCI has also announced his replacement.
Let us tell you that during the examination by the BCCI medical team, it was confirmed that Jemima had a serious hamstring injury. The board said that his injury is a high-grade tear. For this reason, Jemima will no longer be a part of the Indian team in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup to be held in UAE and the Asian Games to be held in Japan. 25 year old Jemima was injured while playing for Southern Brave in England.
Pratika Rawal got a chance
In place of Jemima, the Women’s Selection Committee has included Pratika Rawal in the team for the Asia Cup. India will start its campaign in the Asia Cup 2026 against Thailand on August 30. The Indian team’s batting has suffered a big blow due to Jemima’s exclusion. The team may feel the lack of his aggressive batting and experience. Now Pratika Rawal will have a good chance to prove herself.
Harmanpreet Kaur will take charge of the team
The captaincy of the Indian team for the Asia Cup is in the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur, while Smriti Mandhana is the vice-captain. The team includes Shefali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, G. Kamalini, Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Sri Charani, Renuka Thakur, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaur and Pratika Rawal. The Indian team will try to perform strongly in the Asia Cup and win the title. After Jemima’s injury, everyone’s eyes will be on her return.