Pratika Rawal ruled out of India women's Test against England
Pratika Rawal is out of the Lord's Test with a knee injury. Priya Punia has been added to the squad as her replacement.
Pratika Rawal won't play India's one-off women's Test against England at Lord's — a knee injury sustained during an India A match has ruled her out. Priya Punia replaces her in the squad.
The injury came before the fixture, which starts Friday at the home of cricket. India named Punia as cover for the opener position immediately after the medical assessment.
CricHubb Take
Punia's a solid bat, but she's not quite the attacking force Rawal brings to the top order. England's pace attack will have studied this squad for weeks — now they're facing a different type of opener at the last minute, which could work either way.