Jemimah played a key role in India’s 100-run victory barbados With a very important 56 off 46 balls, which was different in its formulation from the way Harmanpreet or Shafali Verma played.
“Smriti told me long ago in IPL” [Women’s T20 Challenge] In 2019 you will get Harmanpreet Kaur or A. don’t have to be Commemoration Mandhana. you have to be one jemimah Rodrigues. I think I understand that role and it’s helping me,” Jemima said after the match.
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For Jemima, people’s perceptions don’t matter much.
“The team has given me a role. If I can play that role, it doesn’t matter how others see it. If the dynamics suit our team, we have Shafali, Smriti, harmanSo I want to play the best role for the team.”
She doesn’t mind admitting that power-hitting is not her strength, but she is still working on that particular skill-set to contribute more in the shortest format of the game.
“Sure, I’ve worked on my power game, but more than that, I’ve understood my game better. I’m not a power-hitter, I’m a placer. I can hit singles and doubles.” Well, I know how to steer the field. I think that’s my strength,” she said.
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Jemimah is confident that she can build up the strike rate at a decent pace even without a six.
“My game isn’t very flashy, but even without that, I end up with a good strike rate. That’s what I’ve realized is that I don’t need to be someone else; I have to be Jemima Rodrigues to score. That’s what helped me,” he added.
He also highlighted the equation shared between him and the coach Ramesh Power And the latter role in promoting her to number three, which she believes is her ideal condition for it to flourish.
“ramesho [Powar] Sir told me to be ready for No. 3 after the last game,” she said. “Honestly, when I was preparing, I was ready for both. Even when I was preparing in the nets, along with our side-arm (throwdown) specialist, I was ready for both, because you never know, the team may need me anywhere and I will need it. Be prepared,” Jemima said.
“But of course, I love No. 3. This is my position. [I’m] Glad I got a chance to play there and contribute to the team, contribute to the planning and do good work for the team.”
The Mumbai-born cricketer also said that the opportunities he got at The Hundred tournament for Northern Superchargers last year played a vital role in helping him understand the English conditions and gave him enough confidence to perform in the Commonwealth Games. Birmingham,
“The best thing about ‘Hundred’ was that I got to play in English conditions that I don’t normally get,” Jemima said.
“Any match, even if it’s a home game, I think when you go out there and score runs, you get confidence. And that’s what happened to me. I was blessed that I got to play for Northern Superchargers. Got a chance
She said, “I had a good season there and I wanted to continue it because the more I play, the better I do and the more I learn. I just want to apply it whenever I play for India. ”