Updated On: 25 December, 2025 10:57 AM IST | Visakhapatnam | IANS
India opener Shafali Verma hailed head coach Amol Mazumdar’s advice after her unbeaten 69 guided India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I. The dashing opener also reflected on her period of previous inconsistency which saw her dropped from the ODI World Cup squad — she would later come back in the semi-final as an injury

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India opener Shafali Verma gave credit to head coach Amol Mazumdar for guiding her approach in the second T20I against Sri Lanka, which the hosts won by seven wickets.
“The coach told me to play along the ground initially and then go for aerial shots. I kept myself calm, tried to play along the ground, and the ball was coming on nicely. I know I can score runs if I play the ball on the ground,” said Verma after her Player of the Match performance (69 not out off 34 balls).