By Admin 
ICC Women World Cup 2025: The Indian women’s cricket team has suffered a major setback just before the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The team’s trusted wicketkeeper-batsman Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the entire tournament and the ODI series against Australia due to knee injury. In his place Uma Chhetri of Assam has been included in Team India’s squad.
Yastika out due to injury
The BCCI released a press on Thursday and informed that Yastika Bhatia suffered left knee injuries during the Team India training camp held in Visakhapatnam. The medical team is constantly monitoring their situation. The board said in the statement, “The BCCI’s medical team is monitoring the progress of Yastika and wishes to recover soon.”
Uma Chhetri gets a big opportunity
After being out of Yastika, Uma Chhetri has suddenly got a place in the senior team of Team India. She was earlier part of the India-A team and was going to play in the World Cup practice match, but now she will be part of the main team directly due to Yastika’s injury and can play in the ODI series as well as the World Cup.
Uma’s international record
However, Uma Chhetri’s international career has not been very effective yet. He has played 7 T20 international matches for India, in which only 37 runs have been scored. During this time his highest score is 24 runs and the strike rate is less than 90. Now it has to be seen whether she is able to prove herself when she gets a chance in such a big tournament.
Crisis before busy schedule
India will play a three -match ODI series against Australia in Mullanpur from 14 September. After this, the team will play two practice matches in Bangalore and then on September 30, in Guwahati, the first World Cup will be played against fellow host Sri Lanka. In such a situation, the exit of Yastika is considered to be a big loss for the team, because she has been contributing significantly to both batting and wicketkeeping.
Experts believe that the lack of experienced players like Yastika can affect the balance of the team. At the same time, this opportunity for Uma Chhetri can prove to be a very big break for her career.