Social media is filled with praises for Jemimah. The ones who bullied her last year are singing praises for her.
Published Oct 31, 2025 | 9:14 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 31, 2025 | 9:14 AM
Jemimah Rodrigues.
Synopsis: After enduring right-wing cyberbullying for her religion a year ago, Jemimah Rodrigues took the Indian Women’s Cricket team on her shoulders to post the highest-ever successful chase in a World Cup knockout match.
Jemimah Rodrigues took the Indian Women’s Cricket team on her shoulders to post the highest-ever successful chase in a World Cup knockout match across both men’s and women’s cricket, and took India to the final of the CC Women’s World Cup.
Her unbeaten 127 led the Indian batters’ hard-fought win against Australia’s commanding total of 338, built around a composed century by Phoebe Litchfield.
However, the important thing to note here is how the 25-year-old rose from the ashes after she was brutally cyberbullied over her religious identity less than a year ago.
In October 2024, several news outlets and social media accounts alleged that Jemimah and her father, Ivan Rodrigues, used the Khar Gymkhana premises in Mumbai to carry out “forceful” conversions, leading to the cancellation of her honorary membership.
Cut to Thursday, 30 October 2025, social media is filled with praises for Jemimah. The ones who bullied her last year are singing praises for her. Several X users also used the occasion to highlight the hate she was subjected to — not forgetting the rape threats as well.
“Social media RW IT handles have hounded Jemimah and her family in the past for their religious faith. I hope some of them bury their faces in a hole tonight. She is a proud daughter of India who has shone on the biggest stage. Way to go girl! @JemiRodrigues,” wrote journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on X.
“Hello @smitaprakash, This is to your Channel and other Right Wing accounts who wrote on Jemimah Rodrigues and her family,” wrote AltNews co-founder Mohammad Zubair.
Hello @smitaprakash, This is to your Channel and other Right Wing accounts who wrote on Jemimah Rodrigues and her family. pic.twitter.com/gzvTOdh2ko https://t.co/GM8N7f1Ujz
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) October 30, 2025
This is the greatest day in the history of Indian women’s cricket, wrote cricket commentator and journalist Harsha Bhogle.
Several social media users praised Jemimah for her spirit and hard work.
“She is Jemimah Rodrigues, a 25 year old Indian cricketer. She was born into a Christian family in Mumbai. At the age of four, she started playing cricket. Little did she know that she would one day become a victim of right-wing politics,” an X user wrote.
“A few months ago, her Khar Gymkhana Club membership was revoked after allegations by right-wing karyakartas that her father held religious conversion meetings at gymkhana. This moment broke her completely, she went into depression, she decided to quit cricket, but her friends insisted she take therapy and continue playing. She did.”
“And today, she has played one of the greatest innings in Indian cricket history. India has reached the World Cup finals because of a Christian player Jemimah Rodrigues. The entire right wing is unhappy with her performance, but Indians are proud and overjoyed. Her story teaches us one thing: never stop working hard, and when the time comes, silence your haters with your success. Well done jemimah,” the post added.
She is Jemimah Rodrigues, a 25 year old Indian cricketer.
She was born into a Christian family in Mumbai.
At the age of four, she started playing cricket.
Little did she know that she would one day become a victim of right-wing politics.
A few months ago, her Khar Gymkhana… pic.twitter.com/xF9dTc5tNh
— Dr Nimo Yadav 2.0 (@DrNimoYadav) October 30, 2025
“From being left out of the team earlier in the World Cup to taking your team to the final. Take a Bow Jemimah,” wrote Indian international cricketer Ravichandran Ahswin.
