She was trained to play aggressively: Shafali's dad on her 96

NEW DELHI: Sanjeev Verma, father of India opener Shafali Verma, who scored 96 against England on Thursday, the highest for an Indian debutant in women's Test cricket, was not surprised with the way his daughter went about the task for he says he had prepared her to play the aggressive way.

"I am happy with the fact that her runs contributed to India's total and gave the team a good start. I was quite confident she would do well in the Test," Verma, who set her on the road to become a hard-hitter, told IANS on Friday.

Referring to Shafali missing a century on debut, he said: "These things happen."

Shafali's 96 was one run more than what former India captain Rahul Dravid scored on his debut Test innings, also in England in 1996, and Verma felt that the training that she received as a youngster helped her. IANS

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