WBBL 2022: Indian Woman’s Cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues Leaves For Australia

WBBL 2022: Indian women’s cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues leaves for Australia The Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) began last week in style but without Indian players. Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was busy helping India win the Women’s Asia Cup title in Bangladesh.

It was their seventh Asia Cup title and the Harmanpreet-led side lost only one game on their way to the Asian crown.

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Due to the Asia Cup, the trio missed the first few matches of the season. However, there is still a long way to go, as it is an 8-team tournament and consists of 59 games each year.

Indian Woman Captain Harmanpreet Kaur:-

Harmanpreet Kaur was the first Indian to participate in the WBBL and also won the ‘Player of the Tournament award. He achieved this famous success last year (2021), representing the Renegades.

Also, Renegades captain Sophie Molyneux resumed Harmanpreet’s forgotten role of an all-rounder. The India captain picked up 15 wickets in 13 innings from off-spin that season at an economy of 7.45. Furthermore, she finished as one of the top 10 wicket-takers and run-scorers of the tournament.

Indian Woman Batsman Jemimah Rodrigues:-

Yorkshire’s favorite female cricketer Rodrigues is already set to return to Melbourne, but this time in ‘vegetables’. She played for the Renegades in the WBBL last year, and this year will be her first season for the Melbourne Stars.

Rodrigues played 13 innings in the 2021 edition of WBBL and scored 333 runs at a strike rate of 116.43 and an average of 27.75. He assisted Harmanpreet in the middle order of the Renegades and also scored some fifties.

More importantly, the young batsman was dropped from the Indian squad for the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year. But she returned to the T20I squad in June 2022.

The right-handed batsman played a hundred matches but got out earlier than expected due to injury. The 22-year-old was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Considering his league-cricket career so far, Rodrigues is a reliable and proper signing for his franchise. This talented batsman will soon be in action against the struggling stars.

Indian Woman All-Rounder Pooja Vastrakar:-

Undoubtedly, the most exciting signing for Brisbane Heat this year, Pooja Vastrakar will enter the WBBL with a lot of expectations, especially as a bowler.

Vastrakar is a fast bowler all-rounder and a regular member of the Indian women’s cricket team.

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Vastrakar is yet to emerge as a consistent wicket-taker fast bowler but bowling in the WBBL is a good opportunity for him to improve his performance.