Shafali Verma, India women's team opening batter, has said she improved her back-foot play after attending Haryana men's team camp ahead of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s this year. The 17-year-old added that she has been practicing with wet synthetic balls to simulate overseas conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I feel I benefitted a great deal from that Ranji camp," said Shafali, who will travel to England in the next couple of days with the women's team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"My back-foot game was a bit weak earlier, but facing the Ranji bowlers, who would come in at around 140kph, has helped better my technique and confidence on that front," she told ESPNcricinfo.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The hard-hitting batter said she consulted pace bowler Harshal Patel, who started his IPL 2021 campaign with a five-wicket haul for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and spinner Rahul Tewatia on dealing with bouncers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I interacted with Harshal [Patel], who recently played in the IPL, Mohit [Sharma] bhaiya, Rahul Tewatia and picked their brains about dealing with the bouncer. They shared their inputs with me and so did their coach. He gave me his feedback on my batting. I am very grateful to everyone at the Haryana Cricket Association for the opportunity."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shafali, who is likely to play for Sydney Sixers in Women's Big Bash League T20 later this year, is preparing for overseas conditions by training with wet synthetic balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"To simulate skiddy conditions [overseas], I have been training with wet synthetic balls, to allow them to skid more. I want to remain fit. That's my primary goal, because if I'm fit, I can carve out a long career for myself," she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-handed batter from Rohtak, who is yet to play an ODI, was controversially left out of the ODI series that India lost to South Africa women recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She was picked for the three-match T20I series in which she got scores of 23, 47 and 60.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian team will travel to England along with the men's team in a charter flight, reaching on June 3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They play a one-off Test against England in Bristol (June 16-19) before playing three ODIs and three T20Is from June 27 to July 15.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shafali-verma-retains-top-spot-in-icc-t20i-rankings.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Facing Haryana Men's Team Helped Shafali Verma Improve Back Foot-Game", "alt_title": "Shafali Verma", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Facing Haryana Men's Team Helped Shafali Verma Improve Back Foot-Game On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Shafali Verma has said she improved her back-foot play after attending Haryana men's team camp.", "seo_keywords": "India Tour Of England 2021, Shafali Verma", "tag": "", "tagging": "India Tour Of England 2021,Shafali Verma,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "facing-haryana-mens-team-helped-shafali-verma-improve-back-foot-game", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2071", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-06-01 10:45:12", "updated": "2021-06-01 10:45:12", "img_from": "Image Source: AFP", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Shafali Verma, India, England, ENG v IND, India Test Team, Women's Cricket", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-06-01 10:45:12", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-06-01 10:45:12", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/facing-haryana-mens-team-helped-shafali-verma-improve-back-foot-game-77078" }