It Means You Have Not Worked On Yourself: Anjum Chopra Criticises Shafali’s Dismissal Against Bangladesh

New Delhi
Former Indian women’s team captain Anjum Chopra lashed out at the manner in which Shafali Verma was dismissed during the first T20I match against Bangladesh.
India restricted Bangladesh to 114/5 after asking them to bat first in the series opener in Mirpur on Sunday. Chasing 115, India suffered an early jolt when young pacer Marufa Akhter found some swing to trap Shafali Verma lbw for a two-ball duck in the opening over.
But skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who was dropped on 24, made full use of the reprieve to hit six fours and two sixes in her unbeaten knock of 54 at a strike rate of 154.29 to lead India to an easy seven-wicket victory.
In a video posted on her YouTube channel, while analysing India’s chase Anjum raised questions about Shafali’s preparation leading up to the series.
When India came to bat, I saw the same thing lacking, especially Shafali Verma. Bangladesh played only one fast bowler in their lineup. Marufa Akter is a very young player, we saw her in the T20 World Cup in February, she has pace and swing but you should be slightly ready as an opener, the former Indian skipper said.
She further praised Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet in particular for helping the team chase down the target after losing two early wickets. With an easy win in the series opener, India went 1-0 up in the three-match series with the second T20 scheduled to take place on Tuesday at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.