New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues, who played a match-winning game against Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup semi-final, has been subjected to online abuse after she thanked Jesus during her post-match interview.

The 25-year-old cricketer, who remained unbeaten with a century to take India into the final, dedicated her performance to her faith, saying, "I just want to thank Jesus. I couldn't do this on my own. Towards the end, I was quoting a scripture from the Bible, to just stand still, and that God will fight for me."

However, her remarks quickly triggered online hate abuse from several right-wing social media users.

A right-wing user named Tushar_KN wrote, "Just a few cricket match wins and this country f...