India fielding coach R Sridhar praises Shafali Verma, finds shades of Sehwag

Indian males’s fielding coach R Sridhar was all reward for batting sensation Shafali Verma, who has impressed every person along with her twin half-centuries on Test debut in opposition to England.
In reality, Sridhar stated that the entire Indian crew each time that they had day off from coaching have been glued to the Test match and mighty impressed by the Haryana teenager’s pyrotechnics.
“Shafali, so much reminds us of Viru (Virender Sehwag), doesn’t she? The way she plays and her mindset is so clear, so we are enjoying the innings from Shafali. I wish she had got a hundred in the first innings,” Sridhar stated on the digital press convention after the primary day of the World Test Championship closing in opposition to New Zealand was known as off because of rain.
“And well played to both Smriti (Mandhana) and Shafali, what a rollicking start they gave us in the first innings and unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalise on that, but great test match going there,” added Sridhar.
In the one-off India girls’s Test in opposition to England girls, debutant Shafali made a formidable 96 within the first essay and has scored an unbeaten 50 within the ongoing second essay after the guests have been enforced a follow-on.
Smriti Mandhana too chipped in with a affected person 78, hanging 14 boundaries.
The fielding coach additionally stated that the ‘Men in Blue’ are watching the ladies in motion and inspiring the ladies.
“We have not missed a bit of the girls’ game right from day one. We have almost seen it, whenever we can except for the times we were out for practise. All of us have seen the game, it has been live going on in our rooms, in our team room, in our breakfast area and even today, when we are (were) for the rain to stop, all of us were sitting together and watching the girl’s game and encouraging our girls,” he stated.
“Now they are fighting to get back into the game, claw their way back into the game, seeing Deepti (Sharma) put up a stoic performance there, she has played a few balls for her one or two runs when I left (for the press conference),” Sridhar added.
The fielding coach additionally cherished the Bristol pitch, the place the Women’s Test is being performed.
“Looking at the wicket, we thought, maybe we could play the finals there. The ball is turning a bit, so we (are) just wondering if we shift the finals from here to Bristol, what do you reckon,” he quipped.
The four-day Test match ends on Saturday.
Our enjoying XI was picked taking situations out of equation: Sridhar
Sridhar dominated out the potential for a change within the enjoying XI after the opening day of the World Test Championship closing in opposition to New Zealand was washed out, insisting that the chosen gamers are able to making situations irrelevant.
“I was expecting this to be first question. The eleven that has been announced is eleven that takes conditions out of equation,” Sridhar instructed the media after the opening day wash-out.
“I think its the eleven which can play and perform on any given surface and any given weather conditions. This eleven that has been put on park. If need be, a decision will be taken.”