Trying to focus on building my innings, says Shafali Verma

SHAFALI Verma is very much aware of where she stands at the moment. The India opener last turned up in the Blues during the ODI series against New Zealand after the early exit in the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup.

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Verma had scores of 33, 11 and 12 in the home ODIs versus White Ferns after finishing the global event with a disappointing 97 runs at 24.25. She was neither a part of the team that toured Australia nor the home series against West Indies and Ireland.

In these trying times, the 20-year-old has gone back to the domestic circuit. From the senior women one-dayers—where she finished as leading run-scorer with 527 runs at 152.31 SR—to the ongoing senior women challengers in Chennai, Verma has been accumulating runs for fun.