Australia’s stand-in captain Alyssa Healy believes that the expertise of main India’s U-19 workforce for the World Cup in South Africa will assist Shafali Verma enhance her sport.
As per the rules by the Worldwide Cricket Council, each Shafali and Richa are eligible to function within the U-19 World Cups, however ever for the reason that Neetu David-led choice committee named them within the India squad, there have been talks on whether or not it was the right determination to incorporate the 2 India internationals.
Ever for the reason that U-19 gamers began coaching earlier this yr, neither Richa nor Shafali have been a part of any of the camps or tournaments as they each have been busy with their worldwide commitments.
Healy believes that their presence will assist the youthful gamers. Each of them have been with the India senior workforce for fairly some time and have featured within the ICC occasions earlier than.
“A few of these younger gamers will get alternatives to rub shoulders with these gamers who’ve already performed worldwide sport on the prime degree,” Healy stated on Thursday.
“If you’re stacking your U-19 aspect along with your full-strength worldwide aspect, then that may be a difficulty, however from my perspective, having Shafali and Richa Ghosh will solely going to do wonders for these younger gamers coming by way of and so they can decide their decide their brains in what works nicely, what doesn’t in worldwide cricket and it’s an excellent factor,” she stated.
“Shafali has been named the captain, which I feel can be an excellent studying for her and an excellent expertise for her. I solely hope that it improves her cricket possibly when she comes again for the World Cup in South Africa. I don’t thoughts it. I feel it’s nice,” the seasoned Australian cricketer stated.
With the match set to start on January 14 subsequent yr, the BCCI has requested each Richa and Shafali to attend U-19 camp in Bengaluru from December 19, earlier than the workforce flies out to South Africa on December 25.
India is positioned in Group D alongside South Africa, UAE and Scotland. The highest three groups from every group will progress to the Tremendous Six spherical, the place groups can be pooled into two teams of six.
The highest two groups from every group will then progress to the semi-finals, which can be performed on January 27 at JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom. The ultimate can be held on the identical venue on January 29.
