‘We are playing for every single girl who desires to play this sport’ – Jemimah Rodrigues pens down a heartfelt note

‘We are playing for every single girl who desires to play this sport’ – Jemimah Rodrigues pens down a heartfelt note

Jemimah Rodrigues with Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj

Young India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has thanked the senior members of the Indian women’s cricket team for laying the foundation of the current set-up. She poured out her heart in a post uploaded on social media after the unveiling of the team’s Test jersey for India’s upcoming tour of England.

The Indian eves are currently serving the mandatory quarantine period in Mumbai before departing for the UK. The Mithali Raj-led side is scheduled to play their first Test match after more than seven years.

In her note, the 20-year old mentioned team’s head coach Ramesh Powar showed the squad the legacy of the Indian women’s cricket team during the jersey unveiling event. 

“So today [Sunday] Ramesh sir called us for a team meeting and showed us the history we have of women’s cricket in India — from where it first started to where it has reached today… The ones who were before us that made it possible for us to be a part of what we are today. The ones who did it without the recognition they deserved, the ones who brought women’s cricket to India,” Rodrigues wrote.

She added that veteran members of the side, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami also shared their experiences with the entire squad members.

“Then the two legends of Indian women’s cricket Mithu di [Mithali Raj] and Jhulu di [Jhulan Goswami] came up and shared with the entire team what cricket has meant to them and what it’s like being a part of this Legacy,” she added.

‘Leave the jersey in a better place’: Jemimah

Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues

The Mumbai cricketer hoped that they would be able to leave the side in a better space for the future generation of players.

“The meeting ended off with this beautiful quote… Our greatest responsibility is to honour those who have been before us and those who will come after, to ‘leave the JERSEY in a better place.’

“This series [tour of England] and the series here forth, we are playing for a far bigger cause than what we realise, we are playing for every single girl who desires to play this sport,” the jovial cricketer concluded.

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