Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues has credited the role played by her teammates, Arundhati Reddy, Smriti Mandhana, and Radha Yadav, as well as her mother, in helping her cope with the anxiety and emotions over the last month.

The 25-year-old produced arguably the best innings of her career against Australia in the semifinal on Thursday, but her performance came on the back of some personal setbacks, which included an inexplicable omission from the playing XI for the match against England.

“I was going through a lot of anxiety at the starting of the tournament and it was a lot before few games also I used to call my mom and cry, cry the entire time, let it all out, because when you’re going through anxiety, you just feel numb. You don’t know what to do. You’re trying to be yourself. And als

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