As the floodlights flicker to life at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Jemimah Rodrigues walks off the nets, drenched in sweat but far from despondent. Despite India’s top-order batting concerns in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup, Rodrigues remains calm.
Having sweated it out ahead of a crucial clash, she is not particularly worried that India's top batters — including herself — are yet to fire in the tournament.
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Less-fancied opponents have exposed the shortcomings of India’s much-vaunted top three. Pratika Rawal has managed just 68 runs, Rodrigues herself only 32, Smriti Mandhana 31, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur 40 — all across two key matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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