{"id":183727,"date":"2026-06-21T16:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183727"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:38:38","slug":"who-is-prema-rawat-shreyanka-patils-replacement-in-the-womens-t20-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183727","title":{"rendered":"Who is Prema Rawat, Shreyanka Patil\u2019s replacement in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71129422\">Leg-spinning all-rounder Prema Rawat has been handed her India debut on Sunday ahead of the side\u2019s Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 match against South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Prema, who was already in England with the India A team, was called up as Shreyanka Patil\u2019s replacement in the Indian squad after the off-spinner had sustained an ankle injury against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">Who is Prema Rawat, the India debutant against South Africa in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?<\/h4>\n<p>The 24-year-old from the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand first came into the spotlight after she became a crorepati ahead of the 2025 edition of the Women\u2019s Premier League. Royal Challengers Bengaluru had acquired her services for Rs. 1.2 crore for her \u20183D talent\u2019, as said by the franchise\u2019s assistant coach, Malolan Rangarajan.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read Prema Rawat\u2019s story | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/prema-rawat-interview-royal-challengers-bengaluru-wpl-2025-uttarakhand-all-rounder-3d-player-god-gifted-hockey\/article69107614.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">From giving up hockey to becoming a crorepati in WPL: RCB\u2019s Prema Rawat ready to showcase her \u20183D\u2019 talent<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cricket, however, wasn\u2019t on her plate all the time. She first dabbled with athletics at the school level, before doing well in hockey. Then a conversation with her father in Class 12 diverted her sporting journey towards cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Also known for her gun fielding, Prema has slowly chosen her wicket-taking skills and the intent to hit big with the bat in the domestic cricket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/who-is-prema-rawat-shreyanka-patil-replacement-india-debut-south-africa-women-t20-world-cup-2026\/article71129422.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leg-spinning all-rounder Prema Rawat has been handed her India debut on Sunday ahead of the side\u2019s Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 match against South Africa. Prema, who was already in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2282613836.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":182359,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182359","url_meta":{"origin":183727,"position":0},"title":"Shreyanka Patil out of T20 World Cup; Prema Rawat in","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Shreyanka Patil will take no further part in the T20 Women\u2019s World Cup. 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