WPL 2026 | Want to find my own style as captain: Delhi Capitals’ Jemimah

Jemimah Rodrigues is riding a wave of confidence right now. Having candidly admitted to struggling with her mental health during the ODI World Cup, the match-winning century in the semifinal against Australia at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai was the turning point.

It did not just uplift her mood but also revealed the full spectrum of her ability. A couple of months since that moment, the 25-year-old has been handed the responsibility of leading Delhi Capitals in the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League.

To take over the reins from Australia’s Meg Lanning, who led DC to three successive finals, is a hard act to follow, but Jemimah appears to be ready.

“I genuinely believe in timing. Sometimes you feel it should happen earlier, but God makes you wait to prepare you more. Whatever has happened through my journey, the timing has always been perfect. I am prepared,” she said in a virtual media gathering on Tuesday.

Besides picking Lanning’s brain on leadership during the WPL, Jemimah has had the opportunity to learn from senior India teammates Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. What sort of a captain will Jemimah turn out to be?

“One thing I have learnt is that everyone has a different style of captaincy. My biggest learning is to find my own style,” Jemimah responded.

“In the Indian team, my responsibility is also to make sure the right fielders are at the right positions and at the right angles. I have been very involved with that. I have also led Mumbai for many years. My captaincy will be more on the calmer side. But at the same time, I like to think a little more aggressively. That is kind of my style. But yes, I don’t think I will change my personality.”