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Uma Chetry replaces injured wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia for ODIs in Australia

Uma Chetry replaces injured wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia for ODIs in Australia

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Nov 27, 2024, 20:03 IST

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Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia will miss India's upcoming ODI series against Australia due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Uma Chetry, with four T20I caps, has been named as her replacement. The three-match series begins on December 5 in Brisbane, with subsequent matches in Brisbane and Perth.

Uma Chetry replaces injured wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia for ODIs in Australia

Uma Chetry. (Pic Credit - X)

NEW DELHI: Uma Chetry has been named as the replacement for the injured Yastika Bhatia in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming series against Australia.
Bhatia, the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter, injured her wrist in the ongoing Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
"The All India Women's Selection Committee has named Uma Chetry as Bhatia's replacement in the squad," said the BCCI in a statement.
Chetry's international experience includes four T20Is for India, while Bhatia brings more extensive credentials with three Test matches, 28 ODIs and 19 T20 appearances.

The opening two ODIs are scheduled at Brisbane's Allan Border Field on December 5 and December 8. Perth's WACA Ground will host the final ODI on December 11.
Updated India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor, Uma Chetry (WK).

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