Jemimah Rodrigues
MUMBAI: India women’s team batter Jemimah Rodrigues has recovered from a hamstring injury that had kept her out of action for three months and has joined the Mumbai team in Pune for the ongoing Senior Women’s T20 Elite domestic tournament. She will now turn out for Mumbai in their remaining matches in the tournament.
After 3 months of rehab. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines The 26-year-old tore her right hamstring while playing for Southern Brave against Welsh Fire in The Hundred in England earlier this year. Ironically, Jemimah’s return to fitness comes on the first anniversary of her scoring an unbeaten 127 against Australia in the ODI World Cup semifinal at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Rodrigues sustained the hamstring injury on August 3 while playing for English franchise Southern Brave in The Hundred.
Scans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence later confirmed a high-grade tear, which meant that Jemimah was ruled out of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in the UAE, the Asian Games in Japan and India’s recently concluded white-ball series against Zimbabwe at home. The development means that Rodrigues is set to return to action for the Indian women’s team during their multi-format tour of South Africa in December. “Life Update: HAMSTRING HAS BEEN DECLARED FIT!!!!!!!! Riding on that innings, India went on to win the trophy. The Indian women’s team’s tour of South Africa will include a one-off Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app. The BCCI’s medical team later ruled her out of the T20 Asia Cup in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan. She also missed the just-concluded white-ball series against Zimbabwe at home.
Earlier reporting noted: The Indian women’s team’s next assignment is a multi-format tour of South Africa in December. Now I can’t wait to get going,” Jemimah wrote on her Instagram account on Friday. Earlier reporting noted: India top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues on Friday announced that she had recovered from the hamstring injury she sustained in August and was raring to go for her next assignment.