India Women's cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues recently had an interview with the former England men's captain Naseer Hussain for the broadcaster Sky Sports. During this interview, Jemimah opened up about the change in Indian women's cricket.

Just like the Indian men's team, the Indian women's team is also touring England, but for the white-ball series, as the five-match WT20I series has started on Saturday (June 28).

The 24-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues, who has already played 150+ international matches, including 100+ WT20Is, is an important name in the India Women's squad. Apart from her game, Jemimah also spoke about the impressive growth in Indian women's cricket culture in recent years.

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I was the only girl playing amongst 500 boys: Jemimah Rodrigues

While India will host the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 and is also hosting the Women's Premier League (WPL) every year, former England captain Naseer Hussain asked Jemimah how she sees the present women's cricket culture in her old school, St. Joseph's School in Mumbai, whether there are more opportunities with less barriers.

Jemimah replied, "I recently went in, I make it a point whenever I get time to go back to my school, because just to remember from where I came from, all the teachers who helped me, and to see so many girls out there. I went back there, and everyone is a cricket fan.

"Everyone follows women's cricket. And not just that, so many people back there at home in the same club I used to practice, where I was the only girl playing amongst 500 boys. Now there's a special nets only for girls. They compete at a very competitive level. They have their own team. And you can see so much growth in cricket back home.

Everyone wants to come and play: Jemimah Rodrigues

This story clearly speaks about the growth in Indian women's cricket culture, as we are shifting from rarity to a growing culture. 

"You can see so much growth in the cricket back home!" 🏏

Nasser Hussain spoke to Jemimah Rodrigues about the development of women's cricket pic.twitter.com/1MPMENuKap

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 28, 2025