With the Ladies’s Premier League 2025 approaching, preparations are in full swing for the Delhi Capitals, as they give the impression of being to go one step additional this yr after ending as runners-up in back-to-back seasons.
Presently stationed in Pune with the staff for the pre-season camp, star batter Jemimah Rodrigues oozed confidence as she shared insights into her preparations for the brand new season.
“Now we have been superb and constant within the final two seasons as a staff. After all, there’s this one last, which I am positive we are going to cross, and get our palms on the trophy, however we’ve got been doing the proper issues. There are some days when you possibly can’t management the result. Now we have been placing in all our laborious work because the DC unit and can maintain enjoying to win,” she mentioned.
Rodrigues additional added, “My preparation is fairly easy. No matter I will face within the match, I will attempt to convey these conditions into observe, be it enjoying aggressively or holding the innings collectively from one finish. There’s additionally a whole lot of power-hitting as a result of it is T20. So I exploit the heavy balls which assist me get my bat swing quicker and provides extra energy.”
The 24-year-old, who has scored 381 runs in 18 WPL matches at a strike price of 143.82, additionally spoke concerning the affect of WPL on girls’s cricket in India.
“Taking part in among the many greatest within the WPL brings out one of the best in each participant, whether or not they’re new to worldwide cricket or skilled. The extra aggressive video games we play, the extra we’re put in that stress state of affairs, the extra it helps us know what to do in such conditions. Even the usual within the home cricket has gone up,” Rodrigues highlighted.
She additional mentioned, “The opposite largest affect is the fan base. I feel due to WPL, and the groups, folks have began following the gamers much more. The craze for ladies’s cricket in India has gone means up.”
Talking about her bond with Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning, the younger batter mentioned, “I bear in mind earlier than the WPL, we performed Australia within the World Cup semis, and I noticed her on the sphere. She’s extremely aggressive with an aggressive mindset, she’s all the time trying to take the sport on and keep optimistic. That perspective made me query whether or not she’d be approachable, however after we lastly spoke as soon as the WPL began, I realised she is so down-to-earth and pleasant. I felt so good, and realised, she won’t all the time categorical it, however on subject, her mindset is all about aggression and main the staff.”
Delhi Capitals will start their WPL 2025 marketing campaign towards Mumbai Indians on February 15, 2025, at BCA Stadium in Vadodara.
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