A debut is never easy. You worry about looking silly. You get a little more nervous than usual. But trying telling Shafali Verma that as sh...
A debut is never easy. You worry about looking silly. You get a little more nervous than usual. But trying telling Shafali Verma that as she cruised to 96 on Test debut in England against a bowling attack that had Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Natalie Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone.
It was a special innings by a special player. When she was finally dismissed, she looked gutted. She sat down for a bit beyond the boundary before reluctantly walked back to the dressing room.
Verman didn’t get her century but she shouldn’t mind it. She saw the opportunity when Cross went full, but the fielder in the deep gets to the ball in time as the Indian youngster mishit it. Still, this innings would have taught her many lessons that will stand her in good stead in the years to come.
Here are some reactions to the sensational knock:
Big wicket for England!@TheShafaliVerma falls just FOUR short of what would have been a sensational maiden Test hundred.
— ICC (@ICC) June 17, 2021
Batted, Shafali 👏#ENGvIND | https://t.co/Vzg0fwYsnc pic.twitter.com/nd8exRZykW
#ENGvIND🏏
— The Field (@thefield_in) June 17, 2021
A brilliant Test debut comes to an end just 4 runs short of a hundred, but what a knock from 17-year-old Shafali Verma!
📽️ England Cricketpic.twitter.com/fy46Baj12C
Shafali Verma, 17 years old, never played a first-class match...
