Jemimah Rodrigues

While Mandhana has expanded her repertoire of strokes, Rodrigues has come out of a career slump with heightened self-awareness and clarity.

She provided that, and when it was time to tee off, she did so while trusting in her own methods. You may ask why a player of her calibre needs to try and get inventive behind the stumps when she has all the shots in front of it. Against England, with the stakes even higher, she produced a masterclass in strike rotation to make an unbeaten 31-ball 44. The current version of Rodrigues is defined by her awareness and clarity of thought, which she has shown right through the past week at the Commonwealth Games. In a must-win game against Barbados, she anchored India's innings with an unbeaten half-century. It was during one such conversation with Rohit Sharma that Rodrigues happened to touch upon the topic of consistency. And as with most good players, she has expanded her game in multiple directions.