Fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has been ruled out of India's three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, BCCI announced on 22 October 2026. The Women's Selection Committee has named Jintimani Kalita as her replacement.
What Was Announced
According to the BCCI, Renuka is still building up the bowling volume required for the 50-over format at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, and will miss the series.
Kalita was part of the just-concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe in Raipur. The board said she has already travelled with the team to Baroda, where the ODI series begins on 23 October 2026.
India's updated ODI squad, as named by the BCCI:
- Smriti Mandhana (captain)
- Shafali Verma
- Pratika Rawal
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Harleen Deol
- Tejal Hasabnis
- Deepti Sharma (vice-captain)
- Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper)
- Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper)
- Vaishnavi Sharma
- Nandni Sharma
- Sree Charani
- Kranti Gaud
- Sayali Satghare
- Jintimani Kalita
What It Means
Kalita comes into a 15-player squad led by Smriti Mandhana, with Deepti Sharma as vice-captain, for the three ODIs of Zimbabwe Women's tour of India. All three matches will be played in Vadodara, each starting at 2:00 PM IST:
- 1st ODI: Friday, 23 October 2026
- 2nd ODI: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- 3rd ODI: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
The board gave no timeline for Renuka's return. Follow every India fixture and the Oracle's pre-match calls on the CricMind predictions page.
Source: BCCI press release.