Shafali Verma

The youngest Indian cricketer to play all three formats. The explosive batter has scored over 2,106 runs in international cricket, which includes 12 half-centuries. She made her India debut at the age of 15, broke the record for the youngest Indian to score an international half-century during a T20 match against. The aggressive opening batter led India to its first-ever ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup title. Furthermore, Shafali Verma has played across various franchise cricket leagues, representing Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred Women’s Competition and Sydney Sixers in the Women’s Big Bash League. She represented the JSW-co-owned Delhi Capitals in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League held earlier this year. Verma, who notched 252 runs in 9 innings, recorded the best strike rate (185.29) in the tournament. In June 2021, she became the youngest player, male or female, to represent India in all three formats of international cricket. On 8 October 2022, she became the youngest cricketer to complete 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals. Under her captaincy, India won the 2023 Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. She also won the Gold Medal in Cricket at the 19th Asian Games taking place in China, Hangzhou.