Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out the first ODI.

Aus vs Ind: Injured Harmanpreet Kaur out of 1st ODI of Australia vs India.

India’s vice-captain in the longer formats was ruled out of Tuesday’s first ODI against Australia. Head coach Ramesh Powar said that he suffered a thumb injury a few days back. And his availability will be decided for the second ODI.

Powar said-

She was declared fit. She was selected for this tour. But, unfortunately, a few days back he suffered a thumb injury. And she is not available for the first ODI.” “Next ODI we will decide according to his pain management and fitness management.”

Powar said all other members of the consolidated Test and ODI squads are fit and available for selection for Tuesday’s match.

Harmanpreet was ruled out of the warm-up match in Brisbane on Saturday. Although she is believed to have batted in the nets. She is prematurely finished her hundred stint in the UK due to a quadriceps injury. And then joined India’s other four hundred-backs at a preparatory camp in Bengaluru to serve an essentially seven-day quarantine.

Although cleared as fit, his inclusion in India’s 22-player squad for the seven-match multi-format series was a gamble. As he made the cut in training without assessing the workload in view of the quarantine restrictions Was. India had to undergo a tough 14-day quarantine after landing in Australia.

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