Uma Chetry replaces injured Yastika Bhatia in India’s Women’s World Cup squad

Overview

• Team India have suffered a huge setback ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.
• Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
• As a replacement, Uma Chetry has been added to the squad.

Team India have suffered a huge setback ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, starting on September 30, 2025. Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

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The BCCI confirmed that Yastika injured her left knee during India’s preparatory camp in Vizag. The BCCI medical team will closely monitor her recovery and progress toward full fitness.

As a replacement, Uma Chetry has been added to the squad. She was earlier part of the reserves list. Now, she will also feature in the upcoming three-match ODI series in India, starting September 14. With this, she will nindiaot be part of the India A squad that is scheduled to play in the warm-up games.

Uma Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut

Uma has represented India in seven T20Is but is yet to make her ODI debut.

India’s updated ODI squad against Australia: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (WK), Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Uma Chetry (WK).

Standby players for ODI series against Australia: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra.

India’s updated squad for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), 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).

Standby players for ICC Women’s World Cup: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare.

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India A’s updated squad: Minnu Mani (C), Dhara Gujjar, Shafali Verma, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh, Nandini Kashyap (WK), Tanushree Sarkar, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas Sadhu, Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Raghvi Bist.