Young Indian opener Jemimah Rodrigues was left out of India’s 15-member squad for the ODI World Cup in New Zealand. Jemimah has been an integral part of the Indian women’s cricket team and to not see her name even in the list of standby players for the mega-event, was a huge surprise for many fans and cricket experts.

The 21-year old will now be seen competing in a hockey tournament in Mumbai. She will take part in the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana Rink Tournament, for the Uncles Kitchen United Sports team. The tournament will begin on February 11 and run until February 16.

Rink hockey is a type of hockey played with wheeled skates, on a dry surface. It would be thrilling for spectators to witness a brilliant cricketer now demonstrating her prowess in a different sport.

Jemimah Rodrigues has been interested in hockey since her childhood. In fact, she was selected for Maharashtra’s U17 hockey team just at the age of 9. She has also represented her school in inter-school hockey leagues on several occasions. Jemimah is well-known in the sport for her incredible dribbling abilities.

Great dribbling skills, we're open for trials! 😜 https://t.co/4my5PWmKfq

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) May 18, 2019

Indian team prepares for 2022 Women’s World Cup

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will be held in New Zealand from March 4- April 3. On March 6th, Team India will meet Pakistan in their first match.

Following the Pakistan match, India will compete in the group stage against New Zealand (March 10), the West Indies (March 12), England (March 16), Australia (March 19), Bangladesh (March 22), and South Africa (March 27).

India women’s squad for ICC World Cup 2022: Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

Standby players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.

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