Shafali Verma hopes to assist her workforce by way of thick and skinny, the way in which she’s seen Harmanpreet Kaur do within the senior workforce, when she leads the India’s U-19 workforce for the inaugural version of the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
In her three years in worldwide profession, backing gifted gamers is crucial factor that Shafali has learnt from Harmanpreet.
“Harry di (Harmanpreet) always backs talented players. That’s the best thing about her, and I’ll learn that from her. When I was down, she helped me a lot, and I always thank her for that. I just want to give the team as good a start as possible and meet their expectations. I get to learn a lot from her,” Shafali stated on Friday. “The way she sets the field, rotates the bowling, I keep learning from her. I’ve been speaking to her about how to lead the (India U-19) team…”
Currently busy with the continuing Women’s T20I in opposition to Australia, Shafali and Richa Ghosh will be a part of the U-19 camp in Bengaluru subsequent week earlier than travelling to South Africa, and being the captain, Shafali has already been speaking along with her U-19 team-mates by way of WhatsApp and cellphone calls.
“We have formed a WhatsApp group, so I am talking to everyone, and when we join the camp, we will get to know them and interact better,” Shafali stated. Neither she nor Richa had been a part of the U-19 aspect in its final two dwelling assignments, however the captain feels that gained’t be an issue as she already is aware of fairly a couple of gamers.
Once she reaches Bengaluru, her first goal will likely be to work together with Shweta Sehrawat – her deputy for the T20 World Cup. Sehrawat led the U-19 aspect within the final dwelling collection in opposition to New Zealand. “I would want to ask the former captain about how the team fared and listen to her observations rather than walking up to the players individually. The captain is someone who would know everything about the team, so interacting with her will help,” Shafali stated.
The U-19 camp begins on December 18, however each Shafali and Richa will miss out on the primary three days as they’d be that includes within the senior ladies’s collection in opposition to Australia. “My aim is to go step by step. Right now, I am thinking about how to finish the Australia series and win it. I am trying to give my 100 per cent in the remaining two matches so that I can head into the World Cup high on confidence. I am very excited…”
Much earlier than Shafali broke into the senior ladies’s workforce, her father, Sanjeev Verma, dreamt of Shafali main the U-19 India workforce sometime. When she was knowledgeable that she must lead the aspect, her father was additionally excited. “When the team was announced, I got to know that I will lead. My dad was very happy as he always dreamed of me leading the U-19 side,” she stated. “I would want to give my best and would want to make all the U-19 girls feel comfortable…”
So far in her profession, Shafali has performed below fairly a couple of captains and now that she has been handed the massive duty, she desires to profit from the chance, guaranteeing that she will be able to get the most effective out of the gamers.