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After the tournament concluded, she finally logged into her accounts and found her feed flooded with posts celebrating her semi-final performance and India’s victory in the final.
Jemimah Rodrigues spoke about the flood of calls, texts, and social media messages that came her way after her dramatic performance in the Women’s World Cup semi-final. She mentioned receiving almost a thousand messages from strangers, making it hard to maintain focus. With the emotional rollercoaster of the semi-final behind her, Jemimah made the decision to uninstall WhatsApp just days before the final, choosing to disconnect from everything and focus on the biggest match of her career.
Jemimah remembered how her phone “kept buzzing non-stop” after the semi-final, with congratulations coming in from every angle. “I have no idea how so many random people got my number. I’m not exaggerating, but I received 1000 WhatsApp messages. It was too much to handle. The game itself was intense, and I was still processing all the emotions. I was preparing for the final, and the tournament wasn’t finished yet. Yes, I played well. Yes, we won. Yes, India made it to the final. But there was still a World Cup final to be won,” Jemimah told Cricbuzz.
Feeling overwhelmed by the distractions, she chose to remove WhatsApp. Prior to that, she informed a few close people how to reach out to her directly if needed.
“Even when I wasn’t reading the messages, my phone kept buzzing. I knew people were messaging me, but all I wanted was to focus on preparing for the final. So, until the final, I decided to uninstall WhatsApp,” she added.
Jemimah kept away from social media, sharing just one post-match update, and stayed disconnected until the World Cup final was over.
After the tournament concluded, she finally logged into her accounts and found her feed flooded with posts celebrating her semi-final performance and India’s victory in the final.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this before. Even now, I’ll be randomly scrolling through Instagram and suddenly my video or something about me pops up, or someone starts talking about me,” she concluded.