India’s semi-final victory over Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 sparked a nationwide celebration online, with players and fans singling out Jemimah Rodrigues for her unbeaten 127-run masterclass that guided India to the highest successful chase in tournament history.
Cricket world hails Jemimah’s exceptional performance against Australia
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes, posting on X, ‘’Fabulous victory! Well done @JemiRodrigues and @ImHarmanpreet for leading from the front. Shree Charani and @Deepti_Sharma06, you kept the game alive with the ball. Keep the tricolour flying high.’’ Rohit Sharma also added on Instagram, ‘’Well done Team India.’’ Head coach Gautam Gambhir posted, ‘’It ain’t over till its over! What a performance, girls.’’
What a victory by our team over a mighty opponent like Australia. A great chase by the girls and a standout performance by Jemimah in a big game. A true display of resilience, belief, and passion. Well done, Team India! 🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 31, 2025
Fabulous victory! 🇮🇳
Well done @JemiRodrigues and @ImHarmanpreet for leading from the front. Shree Charani and @Deepti_Sharma06, you kept the game alive with the ball.
Keep the tricolour flying high. 💙 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/cUfEPwcQXn
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 30, 2025
Joining the celebration, Virat Kohli expressed his views on X, “What a victory by our team over a mighty opponent like Australia. A great chase by the girls and a standout performance by Jemimah in a big game. A true display of resilience and belief. Well done, Team India!’”
Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh called it a victory that ‘’goes beyond numbers on a scoreboard’’, he hailed Harmanpreet Kaur’s calm and Rodrigues’s focus. He further added, ‘’This partnership came from belief in their own game, in each other, and in what this team stands for.’’ Saurav Ganguly stated, ‘’Incredible stuff from the girls…how good they have become in the last five years. One more to go.’’
Harbhajan Singh wrote, ‘’Hamari ladkiyan kisi se kum nahi hai..Love it. Bring it on, The Big Final!.’’ Shikhar Dhawan posted, ‘’Outstanding performance by the women in blue @JemiRodrigues’ knock full of maturity and @ImHarmanpreet’s leadership leading the way.’’ Dinesh Kartik tweeted, ‘’India into the final. What a game. What a performance. Jemimah Rodrigues-what an innings. Took the team past the finish line.’’
🇮🇳 Hamari ladkiya kisi se kam nahi hai . So proud of you all. Love it . Bring it on The BIg Final . Whooo hoooo way to go @BCCIWomen #WomensWorldCup2025 #CWC25 @ImHarmanpreet and team 💥❤️
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 30, 2025
Such a pleasure watching this chase by @BCCIWomen with calmness & composure. Just too good from Jemimah Rodrigues & Harmanpreet Kaur. That cameo from Richa ghosh was crucial. pic.twitter.com/FplSiTrGtV
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 30, 2025
Irfan Khan praised her poise: ‘’Such a pleasure watching this chase…calmness & composure. Just too good from Jemimah Rodrigues & Harmanpreet Kaur.’’
Fans, journalists and leaders join the chorus
Cricket fans echoed similar sentiment with posts like, ‘’Stand up and salute Jemimah Rodrigues’’ and ‘’She just did to Australia what Australia usually does to everyone else-chased the impossible.’’ Another social media user wrote, ‘’Jemimah Rodrigues owned Australia like her idol Rohit Sharma. Respect is earned, not begged.’’
Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai reminded followers in his post, ‘’She is a proud daughter of India who has shone on the biggest stage. Way to go girl!’’
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also shared a post on X, ‘’Take a bow Team India! Proud of women’s cricket team…Special praise for Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kuan.’’
As hashtags #INDWvsAUSW and #JemimahRodrigues were trending globally, one thing was clear that Rodrigues’s century united sport, icons and citizens in admiration of her brilliant game.
