South African opener Tazmin Brits opened up regarding cricket's tremendous journey of return that was birthed out of despair, determination, and destiny. In a conversation with former Indian player Anjum Chopra, Brits described the emotions and mental issues she grappled with post a nasty car accident. Brits revealed: “It wasn’t easy. I actually wanted to commit suicide a few times; those thoughts did cross my mind, and I even tried,” she admitted. “But I had very supportive parents, especially my mother. I had to seek help to get my mind right, but it wasn’t easy. I had a lot of dips, still do sometimes, but that’s part of sport." Brits credits her famous return into the cricketing world with a chance encounter one evening in a lively bar. “A guy walked in looking for women cricketers, he was the coach of North West. My friends told him I used to play cricket, and one thing led to another.” Her heart had also been in trying javelin, but she admitted, at the end of the day, her heart belonged to cricket. She said: “Maybe it was God’s way of redirecting me." Also Read | Beth Mooney Scores 109, Sets Record Stand with Alana King in WC 2025 A Hero on the World Stage Tazmin Brits has since made a focal point of herself in South Africa. In the ongoing ODI World Cup, she slammed a match-winning magnificent century against New Zealand, being the backbone of the innings as she steered her team to the cherished victory on her prize day of showtime. Calm slicing and fancy work with the clicks to mask the pressure have since been a trademark of Brits' match-winning skills. That innings is further weighed as a watershed win for South Africa's campaign. Her journey is thus laden with its doses of persistence and adaptation. Overcoming great challenges along her way, encountering opportunities along the way, she is the epitome of a never-say-die athlete. To aspiring cricket players, she demonstrates how being resilient and resolute leads to success on the biggest platforms. Brits said: "I had to fight through tough times and missed paths, but everything happens for a reason." The story underlines mental strength, the relevance of a supportive network, and the readiness to seize the moment when opportunity knocks. She moved from facing life-and-death hurdles to commanding a stage that highlighted her as an inspiration and still does, both on and off the field.