Yastika Bhatia ruled out of World Cup with knee injury suffered during the preparatory camp in Visakhapatnam.
Yastika Bhatia, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, suffered a left knee injury at the training camp in Visakhapatnam, which has forced her to miss both the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Australia and the ODI World Cup.
Bhatia has been replaced in both squads by Uma Chetry, who was a standby. Chetry, 23, has not yet played an ODI but has played in seven T20Is for India. She was removed from the India A team that was scheduled to play South Africa in the World Cup warm-up match on September 28 because she is now a member of the main squad.
Bhatia was Richa Ghosh’s backup and hadn’t participated in an ODI since October 2024. After an outstanding showing for India A in Australia, where she scored 59, 66, and 42 in three 50-over matches, she was selected for the World Cup squad.
On September 30, India will play Sri Lanka in the World Cup opener in Guwahati.
India’s updated squad for Women’s ODI World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (WK), Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Uma Chetry (WK)
Standbys for Women’s ODI World Cup: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare