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Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star batsman Virat Kohli praised the young legends of the Indian women’s cricket team Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh.
Both Verma and Ghosh have been praised many times for their exceptional ability to hit the ball. Despite being just 22 years old, both of them have developed a reputation for being power-hitters in the Indian women’s team.
In fact, when both of them made their debut in international cricket, they were not even legal adults. Verma first played for the Indian team in 2019 at the age of 15, while Ghosh made his debut the following year at the age of 16.
International career of Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh
Despite having significant experience in senior women’s internationals, both played for India in the first Women’s Under-19 World Cup in 2023.
Verma was named captain of India for the tournament and led them to the title.
Two years later, both of them would be part of the Indian team that won the Senior Women’s ODI World Cup on home soil. Richa Ghosh was with the team from the beginning, but Verma joined the team as an injury replacement.
Richa Ghosh is also a two-time Women’s Premier League champion with RCB, while Shafali Verma plays for Delhi Capitals – the team that has been the runner-up in all four seasons of the WPL.
“You see him attacking the ball, and you say, wow” – Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli spoke on the RCB Podcast and talked about the talent of Verma and Ghosh.
“You look at a talent like Shafali [Verma]Richa [Ghosh]You watch them hit the ball, and you’re like ‘man.’ When I saw Shafali play, it was the T20 World Cup in Australia, right, when we were [Indian Men’s Cricket Team] Were also playing. Man, he batted in Perth and I was surprised because I have also played in that stadium.”
“She was hitting the ball into the stands and far. I thought, it’s unreal, you know, what kind of power and confidence [she has] And Richa too. Oh my God, it’s like you know, any top-tier finisher or explosive batsman in the game [both genders]. “I am not just limiting it to women’s cricket, but the potential you can see is shining through,” Kohli said.
Virat Kohli said, “The standard is rising amazingly in Indian cricket, and mainly, I would say a big contributor to that is the experience that the WPL has given to the players.”
Virat Kohli, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh on the next field
Both Verma and Ghosh will play for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in England next month. Before the marquee event, the team will play a three-match T20I series against England with the squad selected for the T20 World Cup.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli is having a good time with RCB in IPL 2026. With 484 runs in 12 matches, he is third in the Orange Cap list and is RCB’s leading run-scorer in the tournament. He has also scored three half-centuries and one century at a strike rate of 165 in the tournament.
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