Shafali Verma is an Indian cricketer. He holds the record of the youngest ever to play T20 cricket for India.
Wiki/Biography
Shafali Verma was born on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 (age: 19 years, as of 2023) in Rohtak, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He did his schooling from Mandeep High School, Rohtak. In 2018, at the age of 14, she broke into the Haryana Under-16 Women’s team, given her exceptional performances and big hitting ability. In one match against Nagaland, he scored 128 runs off 56 balls. She played for the veteran Mithali Raj-led team in the ‘IPL Velocity’ Women’s T20 Challenge held in May 2019, where she once again showcased her skills and made her presence felt. After his excellent performances, he was selected to play for the national team and made his T20 International debut on 24 September 2019 against South Africa.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′4″
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: black
Shafal Verma in central Melbourne
family and caste
Shafal Verma belongs to a Hindu family. Her father Sanjeev Verma runs a jewelery shop in Rohtak, Haryana. Sanjeev, who once dreamed of becoming a cricketer, was instrumental in the development of Shafali Verma’s cricketing career. He initially trained under Shafali for three years before joining Ram Narayan Cricket Club, Rohtak in 2016. His mother Praveen Bala is a housewife. Shafali has two siblings, a younger brother and an elder brother Sahil Verma who also plays cricket.
Shafali Verma family picture, from left to right, Praveen Bala (mother), Nancy Verma (sister), Sanjeev Verma (father), Shafali Verma and Rahul Verma (brother)
Career
Shafali made his WT20I debut on 24 September 2019 against South Africa at the age of 15, becoming India’s youngest international cricket debutant. In November 2019, just two months after his international debut, he successfully surpassed the 30-year-old record held by his idol and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar when he hit 73 off 49 balls against the West Indies, becoming the youngest ever (at 285 days and 285 years). Due to her excellent performances, Verma was included in the Indian squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Subsequently, the BCCI awarded him a Grade C player contract. In May 2021, Verma was included in India’s Test and Women’s One Day International (WODI) squads for the series against the England Women’s Cricket Team. On 16 June 2021, he made his Test debut against England, in which he scored 96 runs in the first innings; There was a draw and Shafal was man of the match after scoring 159 runs in two innings. On 27 June 2021, she made her ODI debut against England, becoming the youngest Indian cricketer, male or female, to debut in all three formats of international cricket. In February 2023, Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs 2 crore in the first WPL auction.
Facts/Trivia
- Keeper-batsman Shafali started playing cricket in 2012, at the age of just 8 years. His father started training him to fight with a tennis ball. He also took him to the local grounds for training and exercise, rewarding Shafal 5 rupees for every six hits. Shafal credits his father for constantly supporting him in the initial stages of his cricket training and making sure there were no obstacles.
- Teenage prodigy Shefali Verma once cut her hair and dressed her brother Sahil Verma, who fell ill, to represent her at the Under-12 National School Championship in Panipat. Using this opportunity, he not only played a crucial role in the team winning the championship, but he also became the player of the series.
- Fierce striker Shafal initially trained with the girls at his academy, but due to his phenomenal skills, the coaches decided to promote him to the Elite Group, where he started playing with the boys under 19. His coach Ashwani Kumar said in an interview that
A stroke-playing power that a player begins to develop at age 15, Shafali already had that potential as a naturally gifted 11-12-year-old.
- Shafal comes from a cricket-loving family. But, his interest in the sport took off when he went with his father to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat in his last Ranji Trophy match at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli, Haryana in 2013. He also waited outside the guest house where Sachin was staying but unfortunately did not get a chance to meet him. Since then he has idolized Sachin for his batting.
- In a fearless batting sensation during the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2020, Shafali Verma climbed the table to claim the top spot in the ICC Women’s T20 International Rankings. Although the Indian women’s team lost to Australia in the final, Shafali set another record to her name by becoming the youngest player ever to play in a Cricket World Cup final.
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandana come out to open India in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
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