Jemimah Rodrigues openly fires shots at Harmanpreet Kaur and Head Coach for keeping her in darkness
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Jemimah Rodrigues, the World Cup centurion, who dominated the Aussies to finish a record chase, reveals that she was promoted up the order at the last moment and took that as a great opportunity not for herself but for the team.
India won against Australia with a record chase of 339 runs, and Jemimah Rodrigues single-handedly crafted the chase. They will now take on South Africa, who have reached the World Cup final for the first time in the history of the game.
"I actually did not know I was batting at three," Jemimah Rodrigues said about her role in the Indian team
Jemimah, after being named the Player of the Match for her historic innings in the World Cup semi-final, has revealed that she was not aware of her promotion up the batting order.
"It was really hard these last four months, but it just feels like a dream, and it's not sunk in yet," said Jemimah Rodrigues.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who usually bats in the Indian middle order in the Women's team and is known to score quick runs towards the death overs. This time around, she came in at no. 3 and held the Indian innings together with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
"I actually did not know I was batting at three. I was still at five while taking a shower. And when the discussion was happening, I just told them, let me know. So just before entering in, five minutes before, I got to know I'm batting at three," commented Jemimah.
Jemimah Rodrigues reveals the reason behind the non-celebration of her century
Jemimah Rodrigues shocked all during the semi-final, as she did not celebrate her century despite it coming under such circumstances. She opined that it was not an opportunity for her to work on individual records but to ace it for the team.
"I didn't think about me. It was not for me to prove a point. It was just for me to win this match for India because we've always lost in crunch situations. And I just wanted to be there to be able to take us through," said Rodrigues.
"Today was not about my 50 or my 100. Today was about making India win. I know I got a few chances, but I just feel like God scripted everything at the right time, and if you do things with the right intention, he always blesses. And I just feel everything that has happened so far was just a setup for this," she added.
Jemimah reveals what inspired her to stay strong at Navi Mumbai
After the stunning hundred at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Jemimah has revealed what led her to stay strong and composed during her first World Cup knockout game. She has also shed light on her mentality.
"Firstly, last year I was dropped from this World Cup. This year I came and I thought, okay, I'll try. I was in good form, let's take it further. But things back-to-back just kept happening, and I couldn't control anything. I had such amazing people around me who believed in me. I've almost cried every day throughout this tour. I was not doing well mentally, going through a lot of anxiety."
"I think initially I was just trying to stay focused, I just kept talking to myself. But towards the end, I was just quoting one scripture from the Bible. Because I had lost energy, I was very tired. I was drained, and one scripture that said, "just stand still and God will fight for you," she remarked.
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