Overview
- Patil made her competitive comeback for Barbados Royals against Guyana Amazon Warriors, sending down three overs for 33 in the WCPL opener.
- Her layoff followed a sequence of setbacks: a fractured finger at the Asia Cup, Grade 3 shin splints with a relapse, a wrist stress reaction, and a fractured thumb during a June fielding drill.
- She withdrew from India A’s July tour of Australia and confirmed she will miss the upcoming ICC Women’s ODI World Cup on home soil.
- Patil described leaning on creative outlets during rehab and credited support from teammates and fellow NCA trainees, naming Jemimah Rodrigues, Arundhati Reddy, Smriti Mandhana, Riyan Parag, Mayank Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav.
- She views the WCPL as the launch point of a comeback path aimed at the WPL and a push for India selection with the next T20 World Cup in sight.