The eyes welled up, and tears rolled down her cheeks. Unable to control, Jemimah Rodrigues broke down. She was inconsolable. She spoke about her mental health and the trepidation that kept her on the edge for the last month, throughout the ICC Women’s World Cup. She confessed to having cried and cried during those endless nights when everything seemed a shade darker than usual.

Jemimah stood alone in the tempest that raged within, endured the pain of getting dropped and made a comeback scoring a half-century against New Zealand and a match-winning century against the indomitable Australia on Thursday. The runs that flew from her blade acted as a balm on the sores that were still raw. The moment was cathartic.

Amid the sobbing and narrating about the turmoil of the past, the unbridled j

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