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Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues has praised the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) new AI tool aimed at reducing online abuse in women’s cricket. The tool was trialed successfully during the recent Women’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
India’s campaign in the tournament was disappointing, as they failed to reach the semifinals despite being among the favorites. After losing their final league game to Australia, New Zealand’s win over Pakistan officially eliminated India from the competition. This led to significant online backlash against the team.
Currently playing for Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League, Jemimah commended the ICC’s initiative to address online harassment. She said, “It’s a very good initiative by the ICC. Sometimes social media can be harsh. In the end, we are humans, we are all here doing our best, trying to do whatever we can. Somedays we are great, somedays we are not. It’s harsh to see people commenting all sorts of things on social media.”
She added, “It was such a nice thing from the ICC just to protect us and keep the game so pure. We are here to go out there to play and enjoy cricket, rather than dealing with all these things.”
Jemimah recently impressed with the bat in Brisbane Heat’s victory over Adelaide Strikers on November 9, scoring 61 runs off 40 balls, including seven boundaries and a six. Her performance helped the Heat post a total of 175/6, and they went on to win the match by eight runs.
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