Dedications

The recent victory of India in the Womens World Cup is definitely a cup of joy and pride for every Indian. A pride to the entire team as they would be remembered in the history of Indian cricket. A huge source of motivation to girls across the country, especially in rural and also in pockets of urban India, where girls are groomed to be homemakers. 

A source of inspiration to all women who plan, study and work so hard to make careers in the corporate slave world. Many at times sacrificing their talent which could be in sports, singing or any other creative art form. A talent which could have been their destiny and they did not give destiny a chance. Imagine Jemima Rodrigues being a corporate honcho? Maybe she could have been successful and even become a global CEO of a Multinational Corporation? Then would it have given her the glory and pride to be a pivotal part to be a part of Indian women's cricketing history?

Her victory and glory is no doubt her hard work, challenges, the brick bats when she was on her lowest level of performance. Even the alleged accusation of her father being involved in religious conversion in an elite club premises, ending in her honorary membership being cancelled. Despite that she standing tall and keeping her chin high and scoring higher in the recent world cup is nothing short of tenacity and not giving up.

Pegging her success to her strong religious belief was the modesty of her conviction that she is nothing without her God. Then this belief and faith should have been kept in private and personal space and not proclaimed in the sporting arena. Religion can become a lethal weapon if mixed with anything can do more harm than good. Imagine players chanting Allah Ho Akbar or Jai Shri Ram? What will we end up proving? Who is a good cricketer or which cricketer's God is better, mightier and powerful?

Today our country is buring in religious hatred because of this dangerous weapon of religion in social life. Religion in politics, sports or any other are of life should be kept out if not bowled out. There is no need to wear religion on your sleeve and evangalise it in a sporting arena, atleast not in India. 

Jemima would go very far in life as she has the blessings and good wishes of all Indians and cricketing fans across the world and above all of Jesus. Next time when she goes out play, she should read Mathew 6:6

Maybe this will help her to score the maximum number of 6 runs in cricketing history and the wisdom to know that the cricket pitch is for playing hard and not preaching religion loud. Cricket itself is a religion in India, where we consider Sachin Tendulkar the God of cricket. Maybe Jemima could be the Goddess?