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Jemimah Rodrigues Ruled Out of Asia Cup, Asian Games
Jemimah Rodrigues is a very good cricket player for India.
She plays in the shortest and fastest version of cricket, called T20.
Recently, she got hurt while playing a cricket match in England.
Her leg muscle, called a hamstring, got injured.
Because of this injury, she cannot play in two big tournaments.
These are the Asia Cup and the Asian Games.
This is sad news for the Indian team because she is one of their most experienced players.
Another player named Pratika Rawal will take her place in the team.
The Asia Cup will start on August 28, and India will play Thailand first on August 30.
Everyone hopes Rodrigues gets better soon.
Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of the Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games 2026 due to a hamstring injury.
Rodrigues suffered the injury on August 3 while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred in England.
The BCCI Medical Team assessed her at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and confirmed the extent of the injury.
Pratika Rawal has been named as Rodrigues' replacement in India's squad for the Asia Cup.
The Women's Asia Cup begins on August 28 in the UAE, with India opening its campaign against Thailand on August 30.
- Who
- Indian women's cricket batter Jemimah Rodrigues, with Pratika Rawal named as her replacement in the Asia Cup squad.
- What
- Rodrigues was ruled out of the Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games 2026 due to a hamstring injury.
- Where
- The injury occurred in England during The Hundred; she was assessed in Bengaluru; the Asia Cup is in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan.
- When
- She suffered the injury on August 3; the Asia Cup starts on August 28 and India plays Thailand on August 30.
- Why
- A hamstring injury sustained while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred forced her withdrawal.
Key facts
- Player
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Injury
- Hamstring injury
- Date of injury
- August 3
- Tournaments missed
- Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games 2026
- Replacement
- Pratika Rawal
- India T20I matches played
- 131
- Asia Cup start date
- August 28
- India's opening match
- August 30 vs Thailand in the UAE










