Jemimah Rodrigues has penned a heartfelt message to veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami on Instagram and thanked her for contributions to girls’s cricket. Goswami retired from the sport on Saturday after India’s sequence win over England.
Goswami retires from the game as a real legend (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSJhulan Goswami retired from the sport as one of many legends of the gameGoswami had 255 wickets to her identify in ODIsRodrigues thanked the veteran for her contributions to the game
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues has penned an emotional and heartfelt message to Jhulan Goswami after the veteran pacer introduced her retirement from the sport after India’s sequence win over England on Saturday.
Goswami retired as one of many legends of girls’s cricket and top-of-the-line gamers produced by India. In 204 ODI matches, the 39-year-old picked up 255 wickets at a mean of twenty-two.04.
The likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly have already despatched of their tributes to the pacer and the most recent one is Rodrigues. The Indian batter posted lots of photos and movies of their time collectively throughout excursions and in addition penned a heartfelt message on Instagram.
Rodrigues thanked Goswami for uplifting her and exhibiting her the best way to be a superb senior participant and mentioned that she would miss their time collectively within the dressing room. She concluded by saying that she can be honoured to inform everybody that she shared the dressing room with the legend.
“Dear Jhulu di, I know you must have gotten a million messages, but I just want you to know that I’ve always looked up to you (not just because you’re way taller than me) but in so many aspects. You always inspired me and led by example how to be a good senior. And also I don’t think there’s anyone who can match your commitment, dedication and passion towards the game.
I’m definitely going to miss the dance sessions, chai parties, dinners, UNO games but more than anything else I’m going to miss seeing you playing with us in the India Blues! I’m glad that I can tell everyone that I shared the dressing room with the legend, JHULAN GOSWAMI Thank you for everything you’ve done for Women’s Cricket! Wishing you the best of everything! Loads of love Big J didi,” mentioned Rodrigues on Instagram.
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