World cup to cricket journey: Jemimah Rodrigues makes attention-grabbing revelations

Kajol and Twinkle welcomed World Cup champions Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues for a particular episode of Two A lot with Kajol and Twinkle that hits straight out of the park. From childhood hustle to big-match strain and the pure thrill of profitable, they shared tales that had been equal elements enjoyable, emotional and galvanizing. It’s a vibrant celebration of ardour, grit and the unstoppable rise of ladies’s cricket in India!

Recent off the victory, Jemimah summed up the sensation of profitable the World Cup after 52 years, “It’s a dream, not only for us, however I believe each single Indian on the market. And we’re so pleased we might do it and we’d additionally spoken about this that this World Cup is not only for us, however it’s also for the era earlier than us who set the inspiration in order that we might play cricket at present. So I believe that is everybody’s cup.” Recounting the ultimate wicket, she continued, “Vo jab final wicket gaya, (after we took the final wicket) and all of us received, I believe all of us ran in direction of Harry Di, who took the final catch. However none of us might imagine what occurred. It didn’t sink in. It’s like abhi bhi sapna dekh rahe hai ki ye really ho raha hai. (Are we dreaming or is that this really occurring) As a result of we’ve dreamed about this our total lives.”

Main twist in Jemimah Rodrigues`s profession

Jemimah revealed the twist that nearly led her to hockey as a substitute of cricket, “I performed cricket earlier than I performed hockey. We had moved from Bhandup to Bandra as a result of there was loads of travelling. And that was additionally a really large transfer, as a result of Bandra, it’s very costly to remain there, and we got here from a center class household. So, once I got here there, one in every of my uncles gave me a hockey stick and stated ‘Go play, my daughter additionally performs.’ I performed and I began doing nicely in hockey too. And the shaggy dog story right here is, I bought chosen to play hockey for the state earlier than cricket for the state. So my mates had been like okay, Jemi goes to play hockey for India, that’s what they thought.” Ultimately confronted with a alternative, she revealed why she selected cricket, “At that degree, I had reached the next degree in cricket than hockey, so then we went forward with cricket. However my dream remains to be to play each for India.”

Jemimah Rodrigues remembers her preliminary days in cricket

Wanting again on her early days enjoying cricket, Jemimah stated, “Initially once I began enjoying at a membership, at the moment, ladies cricket wasn’t recognized. So there have been no particular nets for women. So my dad put me in an academy the place there have been all boys. I believe there have been 400 boys and I used to be the one lady there. I bear in mind, we used to have this warm-up the place you set your hand on one another`s shoulder and also you swing your legs to get the mobility going. However no boy would come to me. After which  even when there was a man who would come speak to me, later his mates would tease him with me. So no one would actually come and speak. Mentioning how she was by no means intimidated by the boys, she added, “When you may have a bat in hand, or a ball in hand, you simply find yourself having a lot extra confidence being your self. It really helped us up our sport.  As a result of simply think about, ek ladki ek ladka ko boundary ya six, if they’re hitting, it hurts the man’s ego. So subsequent ball they’re going to come onerous. However they ready us to be powerful rising up I believe.”

Jemimah revealed why she’s earned the title of Workforce DJ and narrated, “Personally, I really like sluggish really feel good Bollywood music. Once we began enjoying for the state, I used to solely hearken to English songs. However she was the one who began enjoying loads of Bollywood songs. The group additionally bonds much more to Bollywood music. So now I hearken to extra Bollywood music. However yeah, it relies upon. If the DJ factor is like after we are dancing, then it’s Punjabi.”