Meeting with Sachin Sir had boosted my confidence: Shafali Verma.

KARACHI -- India's Shafali Verma, who won the Player of the Match award (against Bangladesh in the Group A's Night match in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Pert) for her electrifying score of 39 runs in 17 balls with two fours and four sixes gives credit to Sachin Tendulkar for boosting her confidence. The 17-year-old righthanded opener was also aggressive when she hit six boundaries (five fours and one six) in scoring 29 runs (15 balls) against Australia last week. Earlier this month, the Indian team's youngest member Shafali Verma had met her idol Sachin Tendulkar in Australia. Speaking exclusveily, she said, "I was happy to meet...

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