I felt she should not have been made to take a seat out towards England
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I felt she should not have been made to take a seat out towards England

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Former Mumbai Indians (MI) participant Aditya Tare has lauded Jemimah Rodrigues for scoring a stroke-filled half-century in India’s Ladies’s World Cup 2025 conflict towards New Zealand. He opined that the right-handed batter should not have been dropped within the Ladies in Blue’s earlier recreation towards England.

Jemimah scored an unbeaten 76 off 55 balls as India posted a 340/3 in 49 overs within the Ladies’s World Cup 2025 league recreation in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 23. The co-hosts ultimately registered a 53-run win through the DLS technique to e-book their berth within the semi-finals.

Throughout a dialogue on Star Sports activities, Tare praised Jemimah for proving her value after being neglected of the XI within the earlier recreation.

“There have been solely 14 dot balls in her innings. It exhibits how busy she was. She began this World Cup with two geese. Questions had been being raised whether or not Jemi can be the participant dropped to play an additional bowler. It appeared like a harsh choice within the final match as a result of she had performed an analogous sort of innings towards Australia. She had scored quickfire 30-odd runs,” he mentioned.

“I felt she should not have been made to take a seat out towards England. Nevertheless, Jemimah Rodrigues took the group administration’s choice very positively. They confirmed religion in her at present and she or he obtained a promotion. I really feel the Indian batting lineup doesn’t have a participant like Jemi,” the wicketkeeper-batter added.

Aditya Tare highlighted that Jemimah Rodrigues can play the lap pictures, hit quick bowlers excessive, and clear the additional cowl area simply. He added that the 25-year-old brings a distinct dimension to the Indian batting lineup.

“This innings exhibits her character” – Reema Malhotra praises Jemimah Rodrigues’ knock in IND vs NZ Ladies’s World Cup 2025 conflict

Jemimah Rodrigues struck 11 fours during her unbeaten 76-run knock. [P/C: Getty]Jemimah Rodrigues struck 11 fours during her unbeaten 76-run knock. [P/C: Getty]
Jemimah Rodrigues struck 11 fours throughout her unbeaten 76-run knock. [P/C: Getty]

In the identical dialogue, former India all-rounder Reema Malhotra famous that Jemimah Rodrigues’ intentful knock at No. 3 exhibits her character.

“Firstly clap as a result of she got here at No. 3. This innings exhibits her character. She was hungry for this. She was ready for this. That is why the Indian group and selectors again Jemi. She brings power together with her. There was intent on this knock. She used the depth of the crease,” she mentioned.

The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted that Jemimah was efficient towards each tempo and spin and termed the Mumbaikar a real group participant.

“I might name it a calculative innings. She performed the pacers effectively, used her toes towards spinners, performed sweeps, reverse sweeps and paddles, and scored an unbelievable half-century. She is from Mumbai and was taking part in at residence. She is a king at residence. She needs to contribute for her group, whether or not she is taking part in or not, which suggests she is a real group participant,” Malhotra noticed.

Jemimah Rodrigues walked out to the center after Smriti Mandhana (109 off 95) and Pratika Rawal (122 off 134) had stitched collectively a 212-run opening partnership. She added 76 runs with Pratika for the second wicket and 48 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur (10 off 11) for the third wicket to assist India put up a large complete.