Nearly an hour had passed since the winning runs were scored to record India’s greatest ODI World Cup victory against Australia, regardless of gender. But Jemimah Rodrigues’s name still echoed inside the cavernous DY Patil Stadium as a few thousand fans stayed back, singing songs and chanting her name.

Minutes ago, Rodrigues was buried under her teammates, who rushed onto the field after she led India to a five-wicket win over Australia and formed a mountain over her. When the batter emerged from it, she was soaked in tears. “I’ve cried almost every day throughout this tour,” said Rodrigues. “I was not doing well mentally, going through a lot of anxiety, then being dropped was another challenge for me.”

On a night like this, who needs analysis? That can wait. In a fever-dream of an e

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