Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Women’s Asia Cup, Asian Games with high-grade hamstring tear

Hyderabad: Jemimah Rodrigues sustained a right hamstring injury on August 3 while playing in The Hundred in England.

The BCCI Medical Team clinically assessed her at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and the assessment confirmed a high-grade tear.

Consequently, she has been ruled out of the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan.

The Women’s Selection Committee has named Pratika Rawal as Jemimah’s replacement for the Asia Cup.

India’s updated Asia Cup squad: 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 and Pratika Rawal.