Shafali Verma’s stellar T20I comeback in England has put her in contention for this year’s ODI World Cup in India, head coach Amol Mazumdar confirmed after their 3-2 series win at Edgbaston. India lost the final T20I to England by five wickets.

Amol Muzumdar

After being dropped following India’s group-stage exit at the T20 World Cup last October, Shafali returned to the national setup for the T20I series against England. She finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the series with 176 runs at an impressive strike rate of 158.55, with scores of 20, 3, 47, 31, and a blistering 75 off 41 balls on Saturday.