Delhi: Upcoming women to the Indian women's cricket team asia cup 2026 There has been a big shock before. Actually, star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues is out of the tournament due to injury. She will not be able to participate in the Asia Cup as well as the Asian Games.

Jemima suffered an injury to the hamstring of her right leg during The Hundred tournament going on in England. The BCCI medical team examined him at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, which confirmed a high-grade hamstring tear.

Jemima was injured on August 3

Jemima suffered the injury while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred on 3 August. After this he had to be out of the tournament. BCCI issued a statement on Friday saying that after medical examination his injury was found to be serious. For this reason, she has been dropped from the upcoming ACC Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games.

Jemima was in great form in The Hundred

Before the injury, Jemima was in great form in The Hundred. For Southern Brave, he scored 143 runs in 6 innings and also won the Player of the Match award twice. Thanks to his performance, Southern Brave remained in a strong position in the tournament. In such a situation, his being out due to injury is a big blow for the team too. Southern Brave has included Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott in the team in place of Jemima.

Pratika Rawal got a chance in Asia Cup

In place of Jemima, the Indian Women's Selection Committee has included Pratika Rawal in the Asia Cup team. Women's Asia Cup will be held in UAE from 28 August to 13 September. In such a situation, Pratika will now have a big chance to prove herself.

Jemima also out of Asian Games

Jemima will not be a part of the Indian team not only in the Asia Cup but also in the Asian Games. The Asian Games will be organized in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from 19 September to 4 October. In his absence, the Indian team will have to go without an important option in the batting order.

Updated squad of Indian team for Asia Cup 2026:

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Sri Charani, Renuka Thakur, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaur and Pratika Rawal.