“It helped me regain my confidence”: Jemimah Rodrigues on ‘The Hundred’
Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored an impressive 49 points in the abandoned first international T20 match against Australia on Thursday, credited the “Hundred” for helping her gain confidence.
“There’s so much to learn, but it wasn’t an easy time for me. There are lots of things going on sitting out, there were a lot of doubts in my head sitting out, but I’m grateful to be a part of this team. If not for the Hundred, I don’t think I would’ve even been selected to play for India,” Jemimah said after his 36-ball knock that had seven fours.
Jemimah scored three half-centuries for Northern Super Chargers in the ’Hundred’, which helped her regain confidence after failures against South Africa at home and England in the away series.
The 21-year-old didn”t hide her disappointment on not being picked for Tests and ODIs.
“Honestly, any player would be frustrated not getting picked for ODIs especially when I knew I was batting well and in good form. But at the end, I’m ready for what the team wants, and if the team was finding the right balance, I’m happy sitting out,” she said.
There are big hitters like Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh and Harmanpreet Kaur in the team and the coaching staff has assigned a specific role to the diminutive batter.
“Ramesh sir and (SS) Das sir told me that my role is an anchor role, to get singles-doubles, find the odd boundaries and play with a good strike rate. About the formats, I was prepared for the Tests, ODIs, but at the end, it”s important India finds the right balance,” said Jemimah.
