{"id":27278,"date":"2023-02-08T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=27278"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T09:53:53","slug":"shafali-verma-the-captain-who-led-indias-victory-in-the-under-19-womens-cricket-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/shafali-verma-the-captain-who-led-indias-victory-in-the-under-19-womens-cricket-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Shafali Verma: The captain who led India\u2019s victory in the Under-19 Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(February 8, 2023) <\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIndia, this is for you,\u201d tweeted the overjoyed captain Shafali Verma after lifting the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICC Under-19 Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on January 29, 2023. It was a landmark day in the history of women\u2019s cricket in India, and Shafali was teary-eyed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With matches in the Twenty20 cricket format, the tournament organised by the International Cricket Council was the first in the women\u2019s category, even though the Under-19 World Cup in the men\u2019s category is being played since 1988.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27285\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27285\" class=\"wp-image-27285 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shafali-Verma.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Shafali Verma | Global Indian \" width=\"898\" height=\"477\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 898px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 898\/477;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27285\" class=\"wp-image-27285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shafali-Verma.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Shafali Verma | Global Indian \" width=\"898\" height=\"477\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-27285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shafali Verma<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under Shafali\u2019s leadership, the Indian team defeated England by seven wickets in the exciting finals held at <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senwes Park, Potchefstroom in South Africa. India emerged a winner amongst sixteen teams that competed in the tournament. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, \u201cthe win would inspire a whole generation to take up sports&#8221;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Not unlike other cricketers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> it was Tendulkar who had inspired Shafali Verma, the Haryana girl from small town Rohtak, to take up the sport.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f takes a look at the extraordinary journey of this brilliant, young player who is basking in the glory of bringing the maiden <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-19 Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup\u202ftrophy home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rohtak girl\u2019s foray in the world of cricket<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She was quite young when she first stepped on a cricket pitch. Disguised as her brother, who was sick, Shafali Verma played at the under-12 national school championship and ended up winning the Player of the Match award. A first-class cricketer today, this Haryana girl has carved a niche for herself in the world of cricket. The youngest Indian cricketer to play in an international match, Shafali was just 15 when she was selected to play at the Women\u2019s 20 International Series.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U19T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U19T20WorldCup<\/a>. They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBn5M9abHp\">https:\/\/t.co\/BBn5M9abHp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1619707207049953280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interestingly, the teen prodigy became the youngest Indian half-centurion while playing against West Indies during her debut series. Her first international series turned out to be a great one. Scoring 158 in just five matches, she became the player of the series, garnering lots of attention for her fantastic performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By 2021, the 2004-born had built a good repertoire \u2013 becoming the youngest player to represent India in all three formats of international cricket at the age of 17. Her brilliant performances earned her a place in the Indian team for the 2022 Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup and subsequently made her the strongest contender to be the captain of the Indian team at the under-19 world cup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Off the bat<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daughter of a jewellery shop owner, Shafali has been playing cricket since she was just eight years old. The young cricketer was trained by her father, Sanjeev, who once aspired to be a cricketer himself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19207\" style=\"width: 835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19207\" class=\"wp-image-19207 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/552;font-weight: bold;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shafali_amrita_youth2.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Cricketer | Shafali Verma | Global Indian\" width=\"825\" height=\"552\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19207\" class=\"wp-image-19207\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shafali_amrita_youth2.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Cricketer | Shafali Verma | Global Indian\" width=\"825\" height=\"552\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-19207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shafali Verma in action<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\">A strict mentor, Sanjeev devised a rigorous training schedule for his daughter. However, he would also give her a reward of \u20b95 whenever <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\">Shafali<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\"> hit a sixer at the local ground. Recognising that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\">Shafali<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86119678 BCX0\"> could make an excellent cricketer, her father later made her join the Ram Narayan Cricket Club, Rohtak.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86119678 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW108816217 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108816217 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-paragraph\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;970f0393-2681-4dad-8337-7c34b9214866|8&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;ssrcss-1q0x1qg-paragraph&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;ssrcss-1q0x1qg-paragraph&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469769226,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,335559705,&quot;16393&quot;,335559740,&quot;240&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,134233118,&quot;true&quot;,134233117,&quot;true&quot;,469778324,&quot;Normal&quot;]}\">Crediting her father for her success, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108816217 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-paragraph\">Shafali<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108816217 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-paragraph\"> wrote on social media, \u201cI am who I am today because of my father. He has always been the most supportive and friendly dad in the world.\u201d <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW108816217 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"4\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An eventful journey\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p aria-level=\"4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The alumna of Mandeep Senior Secondary School, Rohtak has set quite a number of records. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In June 2021, she became the youngest player, male or female, to represent India in all three formats of international cricket. In October 2022, she became the youngest cricketer to complete 1000 runs in T20 internationals. She also became<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the youngest cricketer ever to play in the final of the Women\u2019s World Cup.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you Hon&#39;ble <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JayShah<\/a> Sir for inviting us for a special evening and providing us the precious opportunity to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sachin_rt<\/a> Sir! It has truly motivated the entire team and has boosted our spirit. Thank you again for all your support &amp; encouragement! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCIWomen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCCIWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCCI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lsGp1TITCp\">pic.twitter.com\/lsGp1TITCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shafali Verma (@TheShafaliVerma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheShafaliVerma\/status\/1621122087208488960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even though she is quite busy, the sportsperson always manages to find time between matches and practice sessions, to connect with her fans through social media.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like other cricketers, Shafali too idolised one of the greatest cricketers of all times, Sachin Tendulkar. \u201cThe reason I took up cricket is because of Sachin sir. My family has just not idolized but worshipped him,\u201d she had once mentioned in a post.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Shafali Verma on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shafalisverma17\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theshafaliverma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheShafaliVerma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 8, 2023) \u201cIndia, this is for you,\u201d tweeted the overjoyed captain Shafali Verma after lifting the ICC Under-19 Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup\u202fon January 29, 2023. It was a landmark day in the history of women\u2019s cricket in India, and Shafali was teary-eyed.\u00a0 With matches in the Twenty20 cricket format, the tournament organised by the International Cricket Council was the first in the women\u2019s category, even though the Under-19 World Cup in the men\u2019s category is being played since 1988.\u00a0 Under Shafali\u2019s leadership, the Indian team defeated England by seven wickets in the exciting finals held at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":27281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2252],"story-tag":[4481,1649,1200,1068,5094,4436,4435,4438,5090,5085,5084,5092,5086,4483,5091,4440,5095,4482,5081,5093,5088,5089,5087,3840,4437,4439,5083,5082],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shafali Verma: Captain of Under-19 Women&#039;s Cricket 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