Jemimah Rodrigues admitted that the Indian team’s performances in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup were not as strong as they should have been. In the tournament held in the UAE last month, India suffered a group-stage exit for the first time since 2016. Following a tough 58-run defeat to New Zealand, they recorded wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But a nine-run loss to Australia and Pakistan’s subsequent loss to New Zealand sent India home early from the competition. 

“Honestly, if I can be very frank, we didn’t play the best cricket that we should have played as an Indian team. Each one of us knows that. I know it’s still hurting all of us. But at the same time, we got to…I mean, I know it’s hard, as it was one of those tournaments we would want to forget and move forward. Because we have the 50-over World Cup at home, we want to prepare well for that,” said Jemimah in a select virtual interaction on the sidelines of WBBL.