Mumbai, May 3 -- Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues expressed optimism for the Women in Blue's chances in the ICC T20 World Cup this year, saying that during their historic 50-over World Cup triumph last year, different players stepped up when the other player failed and will continue doing so.

Rodrigues was speaking to the media at an event in Mumbai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup, with Harmanpreet Kaur named captain and Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.

Addressing mediapersons at an event, she said, "Any player in the team will always want to take up any challenge for the team. If one person is down, it is the responsibility of the other person...