Women of India vs Women of South Africa: One-day entry inspires me to improve my game, says Shaifali Verma

Disappointed at being ignored for ODIs despite her T20 show making a splash, India’s teenage batting sensation Shaifali Verma says it inspires her to work hard as “deep down”, she knew Is that there is something missing in his game. The 17-year-old was named the player of the series to face South Africa in a 1-2 T20 loss to the series that ended on Tuesday. His 30-ball 60-run knock in the final match brought India a consolation victory. However, her disastrous T20 form, which topped her in the ICC rankings for the shortest format, is not enough to earn her a place in the ODI squad, but she is not complaining.

“When I was not selected for One-Day, I felt that I might be missing somewhere,” Verma said in an online press conference after the match.

“But I didn’t go to ask the captain or coach, because I knew deep down that if I didn’t have a name, it’s probably because I only have something lacking,” he said.

The Haryana-girl said that she feels motivated to be a better player every time she is out of the one-day matches.

“… I need to work more on my fitness, and whenever I get a chance, a one-day player will be my goal. Not being named in the one-day team is an inspiration for me to play even better,” he stressed. Giving said .

“I wasn’t terribly disappointed, but I saw it as a huge motivating factor. I pushed myself to work even harder and play better,” she said.

Verma’s approach to the game is not simple. The ball-hit-ball mantra has worked well for him and he said that aggression is a natural aspect of his batting.

Schaafali said, “I always practice (power-hitting) and work hard on my batting. Ever since I started catching bats, I like to play attacking. It works for me.”

When she makes it to the ODI squad, Verma said, “The focus will be on spending as many wickets as possible and scoring as many runs as possible.”

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“No matter what position I have to play, I will try to extend my innings as long as possible and score well.”

At the number one spot in the ICC T20I rankings, she simply said, “I’m just trying to do well for my team and win the match.”