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'Shuruwat se pehle hee, Nazar lag gya' - Deandra Dottin involved in Women's T20 League's first controversy, denies injury claims after being ruled out

Deandra Dottin denied medical issue claims after being ruled out of tournament opener between Gujarat and Mumbai. Here are the fans' reactions

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Deandra Dottin involved in WTL's first controversy

Deandra Dottin involved in WTL's first controversy (Source: twitter)

The Women's T20 League's first controversy took place before the tournament's formal start. Deandra Dottin, the West Indies star purchased by the Gujarat Franchise, has sparked a pre-tournament controversy, responding bluntly to being ruled out of the season opener. She will not play in the league's opener between Gujarat and Mumbai because she is "recovering from a medical condition," according to a report dated March 3.

Dottin shut down the rumours on her official Instagram handle with a straight-forward comment in one of her stories. "Get well soon from what, if I may ask?" wrote the 31-year-old sharing the post of a report confirming the West Indian's exclusion on an Instagram story.

Deandra Dottin also issued a clarification on Twitter

Dottin also tweeted to deny any medical issues.  "I really appreciate all the messages, but truth be told, I'm recovering from nothing but the Holy Ghost anointing; thank you #GodIsGood #GodIsInControl," she wrote.

The Gujarat Franchise named Australia's Kim Garth as her replacement. Garth could not attract a bid at the players' auction last month. During the auction, Garth played with the Australia team, winning the Women's 20-20 World Cup in South Africa.

Before the Women's 20-20 World Cup, Garth appeared in just two exhibition matches; one among them was played versus Ireland. She later moved to Australia and signed a three-year contract with the Women's Big Bash League's Melbourne franchise. After the WBBL, she appeared directly in the Women’s 20-20 World Cup. She joined the Gujarat squad in a short notice on Friday.

Here's the updated Gujarat Squad: Beth Mooney (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Kim Garth, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia and Shabnam Shakil.

Here's how fans reacted to Dottin's pre-tournament controversy:

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