When Pratika was announced as Jemimah’s replacement in the Asia Cup squad, there was no word on her replacement for the subsequent Asian Games. Jemimah, a key pillar in India’s middle order, continues to nurse a hamstring injury that she suffered during her stint with Southern Brave in The Hundred early last month. “Pratika will be travelling to Japan for the Asian Games as Jemimah’s replacement.
Top-order batter Pratika Rawal has been included in the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, to be played in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as a replacement for injured Jemimah Rodrigues. Her name is there in the 15-member squad submitted for the Asian Games,” a source in the BCCI confirmed to IANS on Wednesday.
The injury had previously ruled Jemimah out of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai as well.
The Indian team management will be hoping Rawal finds her rhythm quickly in the middle order as India take on Bangladesh in the semi-final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The women’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games is scheduled to run from September 17 to 22. Defending champions India, who claimed the gold medal in the previous edition with a 19-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final, will compete alongside Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and China in the eight-team event.
