Shafali is part of India’s 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup to be played in South Africa in February this year. The Women in Blue will begin their campaign with a clash against Pakistan in Cape Town on February 12.
In a video shared on her YouTube channel, Chopra was asked about her thoughts on why Shafali’s strike rate has come down from earlier, to which she responded:
The former Indian skipper feels the destructive opener needs to add more facets to her game, explaining:
Chopra is hopeful that the 18-year-old will improve her game as she continues playing, elaborating:
Shafali has amassed 1231 runs at an impressive strike rate of 134.53 in the 51 T20Is she has played. The right-handed batter scored 544 runs at a slightly lower strike rate of 125.63 in the 23 games she played last year.
“You should see it as an advantage rather than a disadvantage” - Anjum Chopra on Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh playing the under-19 World Cup
Chopra was further asked whether Shafali and Richa Ghosh playing the under-19 World Cup ahead of the T20 World Cup could impact the Indian team negatively due to possible injuries, to which she replied:
Shafali will lead the Indian team in the under-19 World Cup to be played in South Africa later this month. Although Shweta Sehrawat will be her deputy, the experienced Richa is also part of that squad.
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