Following a World Cup that transformed everything, acclaimed woman cricketer
Jemimah Rodrigues opens up on pressure, faith, failure, & learning to stay rooted without losing fire.
There are rare moments when, they unfold, it’s known one is watching history being scripted, moments that will be celebrated for years, replayed endlessly, and remembered as turning points. The recent World Cup win for Team India was one such moment. The nation erupted as the final run was scored, belief crystallising in real time.
Eleven women. One dream. And over 1.4 billion people holding their breath as history was written.
Rodrigues, a child of Mumbai’s cricket grounds, raised amid church choirs and Shivaji Park nets, first picked up a bat at age four and made her India debut at just seventeen.
Daughter of a hockey coach and a school sports teacher, she nurtured in a family where sport wasn’t a hobby but a language. Selection didn’t come through a dramatic twist but through years of small, steady steps: early mornings, long practice sessions, state matches, under-19 tournaments, and finally a call that changed everything.
News Edit KV Raman