Young Indian women player Shafali Verma becomes the fifth player from her national team who will be taking part in the inaugural edition of the Hundred which is scheduled in England.
She will be joining the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, deputy Smriti Mandhana, all-rounder Deepti Sharma and batter Jemimah Rodrigues.
Verma who is currently number 1 ranked T20 women batter will be playing under the leadership of Sophie Devine for Birmingham Phoenix.
Taking about her carrier in T20 cricket where she has scored 617 runs at an average of 29.38 at a strike rate of 148.31.
According to the latest developments, she became the fifth player to be granted NOC( No objection Certificate) from BCCI to play in the upcoming mega event where top women players will be competing against each other in a new format.
“It is delightful news not just for Shafali but for Indian women’s cricket that there will be five Indian players in the inaugural edition of The Hundred.” A source closed to BCCI was quoted as saying to Sportstar.
The tournament will be conducted by England and Wales Cricket Board where both men and women teams will have stars from all over the world competing against each other starting from July 21st 2021.
In the same month, Indian men’s team will be playing the inaugural edition of World Test championship finals followed by five-match Test series in England.
The main reason why five Indian cricketers were signed so late is that there is a chance that the original players signed up by the franchisees for the tournament could miss out due to travel restrictions. As every team who is taking part in the mega event will be allowed to sign three overseas players.
