Harmanpreet Kaur Ruled Out Of The Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) Due To A Back Injury

The captain of India Women, Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) on Wednesday due to a back injury. The 33-year-old batter plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the WBBL. The right-arm batter had a brilliant season with the Renegades last year. She hammered 406 runs at an average of 41.4 in 12 innings and was awarded Tournament Player of the Tournament.

Harmanpreet missed the Renegades’ first two matches due to international commitments as she led her country to the Women’s Asia Cup title. The Renegades revealed in an official release that the star cricketer will not be playing in this year’s edition.

Reigning @WBBL player of the tournament Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of our #WBBL08 campaign with a back injury.

Full details below.

— Renegades WBBL (@RenegadesWBBL) October 19, 2022

Melbourne Renegades general manager James Rosengarten confirmed that Harmanpreet has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury and the team has signed English batter Eve Jones as an overseas replacement player.

Harmanpreet Kaur Has Been Ruled Out Through Injury – James Rosengarten

“Harmanpreet was fantastic for us last season and we were looking forward to having her as part of our squad again this year, but unfortunately she has been ruled out through injury,” Melbourne Renegades General Manager, James Rosengarten, said.

“Eve will stay on with our squad for at least the next couple of matches, as we work through the best strategy for our squad for the remainder of the tournament.”

The Renegades have won one match in their first two games of the current WBBL season. They defeated the Adelaide Strikers by four wickets before losing by 21 runs against the Brisbane Heat.

Workload management has become a major issue for top cricketers in recent years. India’s star opener, Smriti Mandhana, has pulled out of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) this season to manage her workload. Australia captain Meg Lanning has been on an indefinite break since Australia won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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