IND W v SA W | Playing against South Africa brings back memories of debut for India, says Jemimah Rodrigues

“Playing against South Africa is special for me because that’s when I made my debut for India. It would bring back a few memories for me. I am not trying to do anything different,” Jemimah told Sportstar during an interview.

Going into the series, the 19-year-old is in a positive frame of mind, one she is carrying over from her performance for the Yorkshire Diamonds. She finished second among the run-scorers at the KSL with 401 runs – behind only Danielle Wyatt (466).

She further elaborated on her time batting in the middle-order in English conditions. At the KSL, she would bat at No.4, even though she is primarily an opener. “There was one match in Surrey, where the wicket was a bit difficult but other than that I don’t remember any other wicket being challenging or difficult. I really enjoyed batting. And more than anything else, what I will take from this experience is the confidence that I got. Even I didn’t know I could do so well, going on foreign soil and playing with the world’s best cricketers,” she said.