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Pratika Rawal added to India’s ODI squad for Australia series

Tuesday, 17-Feb-2026, 09:38 AM
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India have bolstered their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series in Australia with the inclusion of Pratika Rawal. The ODIs, which will be played after the T20I series, are part of India's ongoing multi-format tour of Australia. India currently hold a 1-0 advantage in the T20Is.

"Pratika has completed her rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence and has fully recovered from her ankle injury sustained in October during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025," BCCI stated in a release.

Pratika Rawal has been sidelined since October 26 after sustaining a knee and ankle injury while fielding during the ODI World Cup match against Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai. Although she had earlier been named in India’s squad for the one-off Test match, her selection for the ODIs opens the door for an earlier return.

She made her ODI debut in December 2024. And so far she has only represented India in this format. In 23 innings, she has amassed 1,110 runs at an impressive average of 50.45, striking at 82.83. Her record includes two centuries and seven half-centuries.

India squad for the Australia ODIs: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Kashvee Gautam, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal

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