Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh in India's U19 World Cup squad: What are the pros and cons of this move?
“Yes, it is nice we have won it, but that wasn’t the idea.”
And this wasn’t him just saying it for the sake of sounding cool and correct *after* India did win the World Cup. After all, athletes – at any level – don’t generally play to lose. They want to win, they want to shine, they want the plaudits... but sometimes that is not all. The journey to success is as important as the success itself.
It was worth revisiting that line on Monday, as the All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked the squads for India U19’s upcoming bilateral away T20 series against South Africa U19 and, more importantly, the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s World Cup to follow, in South Africa as well.
The announcement caught almost everyone who has been following the recent exploits of the U19 team by surprise. There were no indications till now, officially, that two of the eligible stars from the senior team would play. But here they were... Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh were selected, and the former named captain of the side.
On paper, adding two...
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