Regardless of lacking a good portion of the competitors final 12 months attributable to a wrist damage, Rodrigues was one of many main run-scorers within the inaugural season of the Hundred.
In response to espncricinfo, the Northern Superchargers had initially chosen to not retain her forward of this 12 months’s draft in March. Nevertheless, they’ve now introduced her again into the facet as an damage alternative.
This information comes amid Australia’s choice to withdraw two distinguished gamers, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry, from the match attributable to accidents sustained throughout Australia’s second ODI in opposition to Eire.
With this improvement, Rodrigues joins three different Indian gamers within the Hundred this 12 months. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will play for Trent Rockets, India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will characterize Southern Courageous, and younger wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh will take the sector for London Spirit.
The match is ready to start on August 1 and can run till August 27.
The 22-year-old Rodrigues was quoted as saying in a launch, “I am so excited to be again in The Hundred. It is a world class competitors and I’ve had a lot collaborating in it beforehand.”
“I used to be very dissatisfied to need to withdraw final 12 months via damage so it is nice to be again. Headingley is a superb floor to play at with nice followers and I can not wait to be again on the market,” she added.
Rodrigues had an abnormal run within the inaugural season of the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) in March this 12 months when she was named the vice-captain of the Delhi Capitals.
Nevertheless, her match-winning all-round present in opposition to Bangladesh (86 and 4/3) helped India degree their three-match ODI collection 1-1.
(With PTI inputs)
