Toronto: Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami on Wednesday backed teen batting sensation Shafali Verma to overcome her poor form in the ongoing ICC women’s World Cup sooner than later, saying that the swashbuckler is hitting the ball quite well during net sessions.Verma was dismissed for a duck in the opening game against Pakistan that India won and hasn’t exactly done well for the past few games. The 18-year-old’s form is expected to be crucial to the team’s chances of landing a first-ever ICC title.
‘Shafali has already proved herself. She is a very exciting cricketer. But these things happen with every cricketer,’ Goswami said in a virtual press conference ahead of the game against New Zealand here on Thursday.
‘I am sure she is working hard really well in the nets, she is batting well in the nets; she is hitting the ball well.
‘She is just one big knock away and if she gets an opportunity, I am sure she is going to do well,’bshe added.
I think Pooja (Vastrakar), Meghana (Singh), Renuka (Singh Thakur), Simran (Dil Bahadur), they have done a decent job always when they get an opportunity and I hope they will continue with their performance,’ she added.
Bowled well against Pakistan. According to Goswami, the bowlers put up a good show in the lung-opener against Pakistan, which the Mithali Raj-led side won by 107 runs.
”I think we bowled well. I guess we hit the ball in the right areas and as a group, we bowled well. The new ball bowlers restricted them very well in the first 10 overs…
‘Then the spinners bowled well, they were getting a bit of turn on that wicket and I think restricting them below 150 runs is quite a good achievement as a bowling unit,’ said Goswami.
She felt the plane to land early in New Zealand for a few games against the hosts has helped India during the ongoing campaign.