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Jemimah and Shafali recall win against ‘tall’ Australians: ‘Ek chakka maar dete, shoulder apne aap gir jaata hai’

Jemimah and Shafali recall win against ‘tall’ Australians: ‘Ek chakka maar dete, shoulder apne aap gir jaata hai’

It has been a little more than three weeks that India’s national women’s cricket team lifted the World Cup. The brilliant team led by Harmanpreet Kaur notched its first ever world cup title after beating the mighty Australian team in the semi finals and South Africa in the finals, as the entire country roared in joy. Talking about their remarkable wins against Australia, the cricketer duo stressed that courage is all that matters and there is no substitute for hard work.(Instagram/@primevideoin) Two of the team’s stellar players, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma recently appeared in ‘Two Much’, a talk show hosted by Bollywood actors Kajol and Twinkle Khanna. Hailing from Mumbai, Jemimah played both, cricket and hockey, when she was a kid. In the episode, she recalled jam-packing the two sports into her schedule along with school, until she was forced to choose one. The state level hockey player chose cricket. Shafali was born in Haryana’s Rohtak. She shared tales of how she disguised herself as a boy, only to make her way to the …

Vogue India cover spotlights cricketers Harmanpreet, Shafali, Deepti and Pratika

Vogue India cover spotlights cricketers Harmanpreet, Shafali, Deepti and Pratika

Fresh off their World Cup win, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Pratika Rawal arrived on the Vogue India set with the same clarity they carry onto the field. Vogue shared the cover on Instagram, celebrating a team that changed Indian sport at the stroke of midnight. Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Pratika Rawal.(Instagram/vogueindia) The mood on set, as Vogue described, was light and bright, with the four players stepping into looks styled by Divya Balakrishnan and photographed by Jacky Nayak. In the comments, several fans said the players “look incredible” and that it was “about time Vogue featured them.” One user wrote, “The stylist did a fantastic job.” “These are the divas we deserve,” wrote another one. Many dropped comments calling the shoot “powerful,” “well deserved,” and “a proud moment.” Others highlighted how “women’s cricket is finally getting its spotlight,” and praised the styling. Shafali, Harmanpreet, Deepti and Pratika: A breakdown of the looks Shafali Verma wore an Ito sweatshirt and La Frangia shorts, both from Rosani. Her accessories included Crest …

India opener Shafali Verma unlikely to get a Class 1 job in Haryana government

India opener Shafali Verma unlikely to get a Class 1 job in Haryana government

Member of the ICC women cricket world cup winning team Shafali Verma was on November 12 awarded by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini with  ₹1.50 crore and a Grade-A gradation certificate for her outstanding performance. Verma who comes from Rohtak was adjudged the player of the match in the world cup final against South Africa for scoring 87 of 78 balls. Shafali Verma However, the India opener will find it hard to get a Class-I or a Group A government job on the basis of the Grade-A gradation certificate awarded to her by the chief minister.  A sports gradation certificate makes sports persons eligible for group A, B, C and D government jobs and the awardees of the certificates get horizontal reservation in government jobs. A horizontal reservation cuts across vertical reservation of all categories (scheduled castes, backward classes) to grant quota to certain special categories like sportspersons, persons with disabilities, ex-servicemen. As per a March 14, 2022 instruction regarding reservation in jobs for sportspersons for Group A, B, C and D posts, the …

Shafali Verma, a diamond polished by a cricket-loving father who knew what real jewels looked like – like, his daughter | Cricket News

Shafali Verma, a diamond polished by a cricket-loving father who knew what real jewels looked like – like, his daughter | Cricket News

“Shafali, you are from Rohtak, it’s where pehelwans are born … How did you venture into this world of cricket? .. You never went to an akhada?” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s questions to Shafali Verma made the World Cup final’s Player of the Match, go down the proverbial memory lane. More precisely, in her case, the Sunaar Gully, where a failed cricketer turned-jeweler wanted his children to be what he couldn’t. “My father wanted to be a cricketer but he couldn’t. So he wanted his chhavi (reflection) in his children,” Shafali told the PM. It was a short answer that didn’t do justice to the efforts of an obsessive father who had seen his sporting ambitions die, but ensured his dreams were reborn. Shafali knew there was a time and place to chronicle a father’s contribution and the tightly-scheduled felicitation of the World Cup winning team at PM’s home wasn’t one. Anyways, even the gist of her ‘believe it or not’ fairytale would have taken all day. Here’s a tip off to the Bollywood and …

Shafali Verma: The ‘chhorri’ from Rohtak who dared to dream — and make a comeback | Cricket News

Shafali Verma: The ‘chhorri’ from Rohtak who dared to dream — and make a comeback | Cricket News

The father of Shafali Verma, the player of the Women’s World Cup final, sums up her unforgettable night in an earthy tone. It’s quite a comeback story, indeed. Not selected for the tournament, she played domestic cricket in front of untenanted stands, piled on runs, bowled more often than before, and kept training at the nets. And hoped for redemption. When it came — due to an injury to opener Pratika Rawal — Shafali stamped her presence in a historic final against South Africa with both bat (76-ball 87) and ball (two game-turning wickets). Both these performances were her best returns in One-Day Internationals, helping script a 52-run victory at Navi Mumbai’s D Y Patil Stadium as India became world champions for the first time. Story continues below this ad One person who isn’t surprised by the 21-year-old’s fierce resolve is her father, Sanjeev. Last year, Sanjeev was admitted at a hospital after a heart attack when Shafali learnt that she had been dropped from the Indian team. She didn’t tell him for a week, as she feared for his health. “It was a tough time for our family but she would not share with me that she had been dropped …

From Harmanpreet Kaur’s gut feeling with Shafali to Amanjot Kaur’s most important catch, the moments that made India’s World Cup triumph | Cricket News

From Harmanpreet Kaur’s gut feeling with Shafali to Amanjot Kaur’s most important catch, the moments that made India’s World Cup triumph | Cricket News

They thought their dream was being snatched away from them. Quite a few times, in fact. After three consecutive defeats in the group stage, after an injury to a key player on a night when the weather gods acted finicky, after staring at a mountain of runs against the erstwhile champions in the semifinals, and after South Africa threatened to hunt them down in the final. But Harmanpreet Kaur and Co have shown they are also escape artists. Sunday’s historic triumph was no different. Batting first, India played it safe. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said they didn’t want to be over-ambitious with the bat and settled for 300 as a competitive target to defend in a final. They fell short by one run. And the way South Africa crafted their chase, it seemed India had miscalculated. “There was a lot of tension in between when they were batting,” Harmanpreet admitted. Story continues below this ad Yet again, though, India dug into their endless resource of guts and grace to swing the momentum back in their favour …

‘In a World Cup final you don’t want to lose wickets to a part-time bowler’: Laura Wolvaardt reacts to Shafali Verma’s spell | Cricket News

‘In a World Cup final you don’t want to lose wickets to a part-time bowler’: Laura Wolvaardt reacts to Shafali Verma’s spell | Cricket News

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt admitted that she did not expect Shafali Verma to bowl and have the kind of impact that she did in the Women’s ODI World Cup final on Sunday. The 21-year-old claimed figures of 2/36 in seven overs, taking the wickets of Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp to derail the Protean chase of 299 runs. Wolvaardt admitted that it was frustrating to give away those wickets to Verma and be forced to stay cautious not to add to her tally. “Yeah, didn’t really expect her to bowl much today. So a bit of a surprise factor from them. She just kind of bowled front of the hand and really slow and was able to pick up a couple of wickets. I think. Yeah. In a World Cup final you don’t want to lose wickets to a part-time bowler. But frustrating that she was able to pick up two, two big ones as well, and yeah, then almost had to own the side of caution to not give her any more wickets,” …

Her grit, Her game, Her glory: From Harmanpreet Kaur to Shafali Verma, meet India’s 16 pioneering World Cup winners | Cricket News

Her grit, Her game, Her glory: From Harmanpreet Kaur to Shafali Verma, meet India’s 16 pioneering World Cup winners | Cricket News

The journeys of India’s 16 ICC Women’s World Cup winners to the pinnacle of their sport are both inspiring and empowering; the barriers they leapt over were of several hues, from gender bias to socio-economic strangle, from cultural clutches to prejudiced perceptions. They have broken new ground and ensured that half the Indian population can never be kept out of the cricketing discourse. Meet the pioneers who ended the Indian women’s cricket team’s long wait for a senior ICC title. One of India’s greatest, Harmanpreet Kaur will forever be remembered for that 171* against Australia in the 2017 World Cup semifinal. It wasn’t a one-off though, the girl from Moga has always saved her best for the big occasion. Her first ODI century came in the 2013 edition against England; she even scored a T20I century at the 2018 World Cup, the first Indian woman to achieve that feat. Father Harmandar Bhullar wanted one of his kids to take up sport, and when Harmanpreet was born, he bought a T-shirt with ‘good batsman’ printed on …

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

A beaming India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur explained that her gut feeling to trust Shafali Verma with the ball helped the Men in Blue turn the game around at a time when South Africa was looking ominous. With the Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt looking unbeatable along with Sune Luus, Shafali struck by sending the latter packing with a splendid caught and bowl attempt. She snapped up Marizanne Kapp in her next over to leave South Africa reeling at 123-4 in 22.1 overs. “When Laura and Sune were batting, they looked really good. I saw Shefali standing there, and the way she batted earlier – I just knew it was her day. My heart said, “Give her one over.” I went with my gut. I asked her if she was ready, and she said yes immediately. She’s always wanted to contribute with the ball, and that over changed everything for us. When she first joined the team, we told her she might need to bowl two or three overs. She said, “If you give me the ball, …

Days before recall to India’s World Cup squad, Shafali Verma’s father told her: ‘Your time will come… you should be ready’ | Cricket News

Days before recall to India’s World Cup squad, Shafali Verma’s father told her: ‘Your time will come… you should be ready’ | Cricket News

Sanjeev Verma recalls the conversation with her daughter Shafali Verma last year, when the opener was dropped from India’s ODI squad for the tour to Australia. “I had told her, Koi dikkat nahi, aap practice karo and apka time ayega. Bus taiyar rehna (No problem. You focus on your practice and your time will come. The only thing is that you should be ready). And when she missed making it to the Indian team for the World Cup, I repeated the same words to her.” On Sunday, as India made history by winning their first ever World Cup, beating South Africa in the final, it was Shafali who walked away with the Player of the Match award. The youngest to do so at 21 in World Cup history. When Shafali was dropped from the Indian team last year, the news had arrived just days after her father Sanjeev had suffered a heart-attack. As she told this newspaper before, she had hidden the news from her father, who did everything he could to make her a …