NEW DELHI: India’s top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues was probably the most sought-after gamers on the current Women’s Premier League public sale the place the Delhi Capitals splurged a whopping Rs 2.2 crore to snap-up the rising star — making her the fifth most costly participant.
The teenager additionally shined on the not too long ago concluded Women’s T20 World Cup the place the 22-year-old was the third highest scorer for India behind Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh.
But like most girls cricketers within the nation, the batter from Mumbai had many challenges in her technique to success. Recalling her youthful days, Rodrigues shared how her household got here out in her assist and helped her fulfill her desires.
“It wasn’t the easiest journey but that got the best out of me. Every day, my dad used to chuck 300 balls when I batted. I got to know this later, but my mom told me that he used to come back and his hand would be fully sore, he couldn’t lift it. My mom would massage it every night. But he never told me, he just wanted me to get better and better,” stated Jemimah in an episode of ‘Know Your Stars’ accessible on JioCinema.
In truth, it was solely by pure likelihood that her father Ian noticed the expertise his daughter possessed. He despatched her as an alternative to one in every of her brothers in an U-16 match on the behest of the college coach.
“Jemimah went into bat. I thought she would get out quickly. I came after one-and-a-half or two hours and she was still playing. These big boys, it was an U-16 match. They were offering her chocolates for a catch. But nothing doing as she kept batting!” remembers Ivan.
Ivan additionally revealed Jemimah signed her first autograph that day. “One gentleman saw her batting and then later came and took her autograph saying it would be difficult to get her signature when she became a big player. He still calls me when he sees her batting,” he added.
The teenager additionally shined on the not too long ago concluded Women’s T20 World Cup the place the 22-year-old was the third highest scorer for India behind Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh.
But like most girls cricketers within the nation, the batter from Mumbai had many challenges in her technique to success. Recalling her youthful days, Rodrigues shared how her household got here out in her assist and helped her fulfill her desires.
“It wasn’t the easiest journey but that got the best out of me. Every day, my dad used to chuck 300 balls when I batted. I got to know this later, but my mom told me that he used to come back and his hand would be fully sore, he couldn’t lift it. My mom would massage it every night. But he never told me, he just wanted me to get better and better,” stated Jemimah in an episode of ‘Know Your Stars’ accessible on JioCinema.
In truth, it was solely by pure likelihood that her father Ian noticed the expertise his daughter possessed. He despatched her as an alternative to one in every of her brothers in an U-16 match on the behest of the college coach.
“Jemimah went into bat. I thought she would get out quickly. I came after one-and-a-half or two hours and she was still playing. These big boys, it was an U-16 match. They were offering her chocolates for a catch. But nothing doing as she kept batting!” remembers Ivan.
Ivan additionally revealed Jemimah signed her first autograph that day. “One gentleman saw her batting and then later came and took her autograph saying it would be difficult to get her signature when she became a big player. He still calls me when he sees her batting,” he added.
Looking again at these early days, Jemimah stated, “We used to play at home with a plastic ball. My dad used to bowl under-arm and these balls swing a lot. I used to do my batting drills with them. That’s where I learned my cover drive, at home. We had a very small house at that time, five of us were staying over there.”
Jemimah’s perseverance paid off magnificently as she made her T20I debut for India in 2018 and has now scored 1,704 runs for India in 80 T20Is. She will now be aiming to prime the run charts within the WPL that begins from March 4.
(With inputs from IANS)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com