New Delhi: Shafali Verma’s comeback couldn’t have been scripted better.

A match-winning knock, a game-changing spell, and a Player-of-the-Final award in the Women’s Cricket World Cup finals, which India won for the very first time. And, she wasn’t even supposed to play.

Verma wasn’t part of the 15-member squad, and her omission wasn’t controversial either. She had not been at the top of her form in recent ODIs. Show Full Article

Then, Pratika Rawal injured herself in the match against Bangladesh, and a slot opened up. The women’s selection committee named Shafali Verma as Rawal’s replacement—a call they’re likely congratulating themselves for now.

Though Verma couldn’t perform well in the semi-final, she was India’s highest scorer in the final match, belting out 87 runs. The batter wh

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