Indian girl cricketer Shafali Verma on Monday stated that the Indian males’s cricket group will win the Asia Cup 2023 which can begin on August 30 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. At an occasion in Mumbai, Shafali Verma informed ANI, “The team looks very strong. All those who were missing owing to injuries are making a comeback. So, I think Team India has become very strong. So, I think they will win.” India named their 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup squad on Monday.

The girl cricketer additionally wished India to win the World Cup 2023 which might be held in India from October 5.

Cricketer Shafali Verma additionally responded to the controversy of Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur with umpires in the course of the match towards Bangladesh.

She stated, “I can’t say about Harmanpreet Kaur….but as a team, we are always just thinking of doing well for the Indian team, for our country. Sometimes we will go up or down. But we can work hard anytime so we are just believing in working hard. That is what we are thinking.”

During the Dhaka ODI, Harmanpreet expressed her displeasure with the umpiring by breaking the stumps along with her bat after which went on to time period the umpiring “pathetic” on the post-match presentation.

Harmanpreet obtained three demerit factors for “showing dissent at an umpiring decision” and one other for “public criticism” of match officers, along with fines of fifty per cent and 25 per cent of her match charge for the 2 violations.

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