Overview
- Rodrigues injured her right hamstring on August 3 while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred in Cardiff and scans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence showed a high-grade tear.
- Those assessments ruled her out of the Women's T20 Asia Cup, the Asian Games and India's recent white-ball series against Zimbabwe, costing her several months of international play.
- On Friday, October 30, Rodrigues announced on Instagram that her hamstring had been 'declared fit' after three months of rehabilitation and she said she was eager to return.
- She is now available for selection for the South Africa tour that begins with a Test from December 9 to 12 and includes three ODIs on December 16, 19 and 22 plus three T20Is on December 26, 29 and 30.
- Before selectors name the squad Rodrigues could regain match form by playing for Mumbai in the ongoing Senior Women's T20 Trophy and her return restores a key middle-order option that missed India’s recent tournament wins and the build-up to the tour.