‘Encouraged to reopen with Shafali Verma: Smriti Madhana came to India as a strong start to England tour | Cricket news
Vice-Captain Smriti Mandana expressed enthusiasm with Shafali Verma at the top of the order for the five-match T20I series against England starting on Saturday. Supporting the return of the young opener in international cricket, Madhana said Shafali’s resurrection through domestic and WPL performances was inspiring.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“She was a wonderful year. Once the blow came, she went to domestic (cricket), loaded the run bucket, was a wonderful WPL,” said Madhana. “Of course, no one had any doubt about her talent, the way she came to the Indian team and dominated. She is a world -class player and will always be. It was amazing to see what she did in the last one year. He deserves this return and I am really excited to reopen with him.,
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India is coming out of the 25-day preparation camp at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, which aims to fix both white-head and red ball skills for this significant stretch of the calendar, including the Home ODI World Cup later this year.
Mandal said during the pre-match press conference, “It has been a good 25-day appearance. We had a camp of batsmen and bowlers in NCA and it was also very targeted and distinguished keeping this tour and World Cup in mind.”With captain Harmanpreet Kaur being unwell, Mandana addressed the media but confirmed that the captain was likely to be available for the initial game.After arriving in England early and trained for more than a week, Mandana said the team has valuable time to adapt to situations. “Some good practice matches … especially for a lot of girls, this is their first England tour. So it was important to come early.”Mandal also said that the T20 IS 2025 will help in constructing the T20 World Cup, which is also scheduled in England. “Five T20s are perfect in the same circumstances a year before the World Cup. It is important to understand what every player suits here for the game.”
