New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav praised India team batter Jemimah Rodrigues as the team prepares for the Women's World Cup.

The tournament will take place from September 30 to November 2, with India locking horns with Sri Lanka at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati in the tournament opener.

India will be hoping to go one step further at this year's tournament than they did in 2017, when they made it to their second Women's Cricket World Cup final, missing out narrowly to England in a thrilling finish at Lord's.

"It's always good to see someone from your home city (Mumbai) who has played so many local games, represented the state, and then gone on to play for India. Not just in World Cups, but also in bilateral s...