While we move in 2020, the baton of women's team will surely pass on to the young brigade. While Mithali Raj, the most experienced player is still part of the ODI setup, she won't be around for much long.?
As some of the players reach their twilight, many new, promising faces are making a steady progress and beginning to establish themselves in India's team. The two players that are going to hold the fort for years to come, are 16 year-old Shafali Verma and 19 year-old?Jemimah Rodrigues.?
Verma made her international debut in September 2019, and it still very new to international cricket. In November, she broke Sachin Tendulkar's record, becoming the youngest Indian batter to score an international half-century.? ?
Rohtak is not known for cricket. But ever since Shafali Verma made her international debut in the T20 format, it has been in the headlines for the right reasons. A dasher who loves to play her shots, Verma is destined for big things.
It comes year after unearthing of another prodigy in Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet & Co will be pleased with this new kid on the block, especially with the World T20 just a few weeks away. While Shafali Verma is more swashbuckling, Rodrigues is a shot-maker.?
Just a little over five-feet tall and carrying a sinewy frame, the 19-year-old doesn¡¯t rely on muscles to bag her scores, it¡¯s her sound technique and cricketing acumen that has helped her shatter records and amass quick runs.? ?
A more nuanced approach to her game,?Rodrigues is more in the mould of Mithali Raj.?
The two new news makers might? have a different styles of play, but are very expressive and handy in their own way. The duo of Verma and Rodrigues are still very young and have time on their hands to carve out great careers.?
The two are the most talented players to have come through in recent years and have the potential to become stars in the future.?
Both Shafali Verma and?Jemimah Rodrigues will have the opportunity to set the stage alight at the T20 World Cup, and will be hoping to contribute massively to the team's cause to win their first ever tournament.?