Royal Challengers Bengaluru: India’s seam-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is set to link up with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after arriving in Vadodara on Monday. Pooja has been out of competitive action since late 2024 due to a shoulder injury requiring surgery in 2025.
She had been undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru and was to link up with RCB ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026. But two days before her release, she unfortunately picked up a hamstring injury and had to spend more time at CoE for total recovery.
That injury led to the highly-rated Pooja, 26, missing the Navi Mumbai leg of WPL 2026. “Pooja has reached Vadodara after receiving clearance from the CoE. Though she was initially scheduled to join RCB tomorrow, she will now link up with the team immediately after their ongoing game against Gujarat Giants is over and remain with them for the rest of their WPL 2026 campaign,” sources told IANS on Monday.
