After being selected for the first ODI against England Women here on Sunday, opener Shafali Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer to make her international debut across formats. Verma scored 15 runs off 14 balls in her ODI debut before being removed by Katherine Brunt.
Shafali Verma is from Haryana and has already shown her talent on the big stage for India showcasing her brilliant and promising performances. She took 17 years and 150 days to make her debut across all the formats.
Verma is now the fifth-youngest cricketer overall on the list. The list is lead by Afghanistan’s spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Rahman had made his all format debut at 17 years and 78 days, followed by England’s Sarah Taylor (17 years 86 days), Australia’s Ellyse Perry (17 years 104 days), and Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir (17 years 108 days).
Verma had a spectacular debut last week, scoring 96 and 63 in a stunning tie against England in a one-off Test. She was the youngest batter in women’s Test cricket history to score two-fifty on debut. Since her debut in September 2019, Verma has scored 617 runs in 22 T20Is, including three fifties.
