Women’s T20 World Cup 2024-bound Radha Yadav rescued by NDRF team from flood-hit Vadodara in Gujarat

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khelja|29-08-2024

Radha Yadav was rescued by a NDRF team from her home in flood-hit Vadodara in Gujarat, the star spinner informed through an Instagram post on Wednesday, August 28.
The 24-year-old, who has been picked in the 15-member squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2024 which starts in October, shared the visuals of flood in her area, and thanked NDRF for rescuing her family from a "very bad situation". The visuals showed NDRF personnels rescuing people in boats, and vehicles submerged in water. "We are stuck in a very bad situation.
Thank you so much #NDRF for rescuing us," the caption of Radha Yadav's Instagram Story read. With many parts of Gujarat's Vadodara city remaining inundated on the second consecutive day, the situation is "alarming" and the Army has been called in to carry out relief and rescue work, the state government said on Wednesday. Some areas were under 10 to 12 feet of water, said Health Minister and government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel. The Vishwamitri river which flows through the city crossed the danger mark of 25 feet on Tuesday morning following heavy rains and the release of water from Ajwa dam, he told reporters here after a review meeting with senior officials. Radha Yadav named in India Women's T20 World Cup 2024 squad The left-arm spinner was picked in India's Women T20 World Cup 2024 squad on Tuesday.
She is the only specialist spinner in the 15-member squad, and is expected to get good support from off-spinner Deepti Sharma. Radha Yadav was last seen in action in the Women's Asia Cup 2024 which was played in the T20I format. She emerged as the third-highest wicket-taker for India, and fifth on the overall list.
Radha picked six wickets in five matches at an economy rate of 6.73.
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