Not happy with the U-19 T20 World Cup triumph, batting sensation Shafali Verma has already set her sights on replicating the success with the senior ladies’s group in lower than two weeks.
She will get her probability when the Women’s T20 World Cup begins on February 10 in South Africa, the identical nation the place the nation had simply gained the maiden Under-19 World event.
The 19-year-old Shafali has already established herself within the senior India group and will probably be seeking to make the journey to South Africa much more memorable with one other silverware.
When Shafali was requested if she was solely trying ahead to taking again the U-19 trophy from South Africa, she stated, “No, the big one too.”
“I’m one who concentrates on work. When I entered the Under-19 facet, I solely centered on profitable the Under-19 Cup and immediately (Sunday) we have now gained that.
I’ll take this confidence of victory with me and win the Senior World Cup. I’ll try to neglect it and be part of the senior setup and mix in with the group and win the World Cup.”
India on Sunday gained their maiden ICC title in ladies’s cricket as a bunch of supremely gifted youngsters clinched the inaugural U-19 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over England.
The Shafali-led Indian group did what their senior gamers could not by clearing the ultimate hurdle at a worldwide occasion. India first bundled out England for 68 in 17.1 overs after which chased down a modest goal in 14 overs to raise the coveted trophy.
Shafali was a part of the India squad that fell on the last hurdle within the 2020 T20 World Cup when Australia beat the group by 85 runs in entrance of over 85,000 followers on the MCG. She stated she nonetheless feels the ache of the loss.
“Melbourne was a very emotional day for me in that last game, we didn’t win the game,” Shafali recalled.
“When I joined the Under-19 team, I was just thinking, ‘You know, we’ve got to win this cup.’ I’m just telling all the girls, ‘We have to win this cup, we’re here for the cup.’ “We misplaced the World Cup and it was tears of disappointment. Today they had been tears of pleasure as a result of we achieved what we got here right here for.
I attempted to regulate it however could not. I’ll have a look at this as an ideal achievement and use it to be taught some extra. I’ll attempt to rating extra runs for India and won’t be happy with this cup. This is just the start.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
