Big Blow for India: Senior pacer misses One-Off Test against Australia

Renuka Singh has been ruled out of India’s one-off Test against Australia women's cricket team due to workload management, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirming that she has been advised rest ahead of the pink-ball clash at the WACA.

The BCCI stated that Renuka's workload needs to be carefully monitored and the medical team will continue to assess her fitness progress. The right-arm seamer has appeared in three home Tests during which he achieved two wickets his first match against England. 

Young pacer Kashvee Gautam now fills Renuka Singh's vacant position on the team. Although yet to make her Test debut, Kashvee has represented India in six ODIs and was part of the ongoing multi-format tour. She achieved success at the recent domestic multi-day tournament by taking four wickets across three matches and demonstrating her all-round skills through an unbeaten 106 run performance which she achieved in 86 balls during one of the matches.

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India seek red-ball reset after ODI setback

India will play their next Test match after losing their ODI series against Australia. The home team achieved a complete 3-0 victory in the 50-over series which included a powerful 158 performance from Alyssa Healy in the third ODI match. India succeeded in the T20I series but their bowling attack failed to stop Australia's batting strength during the ODIs.

India will play their next Test match at Perth which will be their first red-ball match in Australia since their 2021 drawn match. The Indian team will focus on Kashvee Gautam who needs to prove herself as an effective fast bowler for overseas matches because multiple fast bowlers in the team still lack Test match experience.