Jemimah Rodrigues opts out of WBBL to be by Mandhana’s side

Jemimah Rodrigues (right) with Smriti Mandhana after India’s ODI World Cup win recently

India's Women's World Cup-winning hero Jemimah Rodrigues will miss the remaining Women's Big Bash League season in Australia after she decided to stay back in India to support her national teammate Smriti Mandhana, whose wedding got postponed.

Jemimah had returned a few days back to attend Mandhana's wedding and was scheduled to fly back to complete her WBBL assignment for Brisbane Heat.

But Mandhana's father took ill on the eve of the wedding, and the ceremony got postponed. Jemimah then decided to be by Mandhana's side to support her.

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