India star ruled out of key tournament; replacement announced
Published - 05 Sep 2025, 01:36 PM | Updated - 05 Sep 2025, 11:34 PM
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India Women's National Cricket Team batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against the Australia Women's National Cricket Team. Yastika Bhatia suffered a knee injury during the preparatory camp in Vizag that ruled her out of the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 as well.
Bhatia is currently recovering from the injury under the watchful eyes of the BCCI medical team. Despite this setback, Shafali Verma is unable to return to India’s ODI setup, as Yastika’s unfortunate injury has opened the door for the Assam batter Uma Chetry.
Uma Chetry replaces Yastika Bhatia in the India squad for Australia ODIs and ICC Women’s World Cup 2025
Interestingly, the Indian selectors overlooked the power hitter Shafali for Uma Chetry as Yastika’s replacement for the upcoming ODI series against Australia Women and the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
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Now, Chetry has a golden chance to cement her place in the playing XI at the upcoming mega event by impressing in the ODI series against the Australian side at home.
Notably, Uma Chetry was already one of the standbys for the upcoming ODI assignments. Shafali Verma made her return in the T20Is against England but hasn’t managed to find a way back into the 50-over format since her last appearance in October 2024.
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Well, Uma Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut, but she has already played seven T20I games for the India Women's National Cricket Team so far. The 23-year-old right-handed batter has also been part of the UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Meanwhile, the Indian girls will face Australia in a three-match ODI series on September 14, 17, and 20. The first two ODIs will be held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, in New Chandigarh, while Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will host the final ODI.
Here’s India's updated squad for the Australia ODI series:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Sneh Rana
Standbys: Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Tejal Hasabnis
After the ODI series against Australia Women, the Indian team will shift focus to the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, where they will kick off their campaign on September 30 against Sri Lanka. The team will then play their big clash against Pakistan on October 5 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Notably, the Indian women’s team has twice reached the World Cup final—first in 2005 and then in 2017. But on both occasions, they fell just short of the trophy, losing to Australia and England. This time, the players will be eager to end their World Cup title drought.
Here’s updated India squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2025:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Sneh Rana
Standbys: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani
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