Shafali Verma: Playing against Australia feels like I’m playing against men
The HinduShafali Verma will play her 50th T20I when India squares off against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday. During India’s 173-run chase against Australia in the third women’s T20I, Shafali and captain Harmanpreet had forged a 73-run partnership in 54 balls for the third wicket. I’ve been working on my shot selection…” “When I hit a four, I get boosted, and feel that I’ve improved as a player, because Australia is the best side. I don’t get so much happiness when I hit boundaries against England or any other team.”Shafali Verma Last year, ahead of the team’s tour of England, the then head coach Ramesh Powar had stated that the world will see ‘a new Shafali soon’ as the then team management decided to tweak her batting style a bit, but that move did not quite work as the young gun struggled to find the rhythm. My game has improved a lot, and I will look to get better day by day… Those sessions with her local coach have worked well for Shafali, and she wants to get going in the remainder of the series before travelling to Bengaluru to join the India U-19 camp ahead of the T20 World Cup where she will lead the junior side.