India star pulls out of matches in England over workload fears
Amid the India vs England series, star Indian all-rounder and a major pillar to the Indian Women's T20I side, Deepti Sharma, has decided to pull out of the upcoming season of 'The Hundred 2025'.
Deepti Sharma is currently part of the Indian side who are visiting England for a white-ball series. Deepti Sharma has decided to pull out of the global tournament, citing some workload management due to a packed international career.
Before the onset of the upcoming ICC Women's ODI World Cup in September-October, which India will host with 8 participants, they will host defending champions Australia for a three-match preparatory series in the longer white-ball format.
Australia to replace Deepti Sharma in the London Spirit Squad
Deepti Sharma has been playing in the special tournament 'The Hundred', a 100-ball innings game organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Deepti Sharma has had a significant impact in the competition for the London Spirit. However, her absence from the upcoming season of The Hundred implies that currently, there are no Indian players under contract for this season.
She has been replaced by Australian all-rounder Charli Knott, as the Spirit's squad will certainly look different this year. The 22-year-old Australian brings along an experience of 59 matches in the Women's Big Bash League. Last time around, she represented the Southern Brave in The Hundred Women 2024.
Charlie Dean will be the skipper in the absence of injured Heather Knight. Meg Lanning has also been replaced by Australian Grace Harris.
London Spirit's goodbye note to the India Star
Deepti Sharma clinched the maiden 'The Hundred Women' title for London Spirit with a straight six in the 2024 final at Lord's. Considering her busy international calendar, she has opted to pull out of her £36,000 contract.
"Deepti will always have a special place in Spirit history, having produced the team's most iconic moment when she struck the ball over long-on for six to secure our first The Hundred title last summer," the franchise issued the statement.
"She starred with bat and ball throughout the tournament and was the highest-ranked Spirit player in the MVP standings—we hope to be able to welcome her back to Lord's in future years," added the franchise.
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Deepti Sharma is currently playing in the T20I series against England
Currently, Deepti Sharma is playing in England in the T20I series. The all-rounder is a lower-order batter who can contribute significantly with the bat at times of need. She is also one of the most experienced bowlers in the Women in Blue lineup now.
Deepti played in the three games played so far and has picked 6 wickets with the ball and batted only in the first game to score 7 not-out. Deepti picked up 2 wickets in the first game, where England was bowled out for 113.
She next picked a wicket in the second game and three wickets in the third T20I as well, which they eventually lost by five runs.
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