From the soft thud of a hockey stick on turf to the thunderous cheers that now echo across packed cricket stadiums, Jemimah Rodrigues’ story is one of grace, grit, and the unshakable power of belief. Long before she was crowned as Mumbai’s sporting royalty, she was a spirited girl with a stick in her hand and a spark in her eyes — certain that one day, she’d rule the field in her own way.

That certainty was forged not under the bright lights, but on quiet mornings at school grounds and dusty practice pitches. Even then, she carried herself like someone who knew her destiny. “The way she played hockey, I was sure one day she would go on to become someone special in sport — and she’s proved it,” recalled Lawrence Bing, former secretary of the MSSA, who watched the young prodigy chase down e

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