India, Nov. 5 -- Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar responded to Jemimah Rodrigues' post on Wednesday, suggesting they sing together as he had promised if India won the World Cup. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side beat South Africa by 52 runs on Sunday to lift their maiden title.

After Jemimah's stunning unbeaten 127 in the semifinal against Australia at the DY Patil Stadium, an innings that paved the way for India's dream run, culminating in a historic World Cup triumph, Gavaskar said in an interview with India Today that if the team went on to lift the title, he would "sing a song together."

Jemimah remembered the promise, and right after India clinched the trophy, she took to Instagram to say she was ready with the guitar.

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