Twitter Consoles A Tearful Shafali Verma After India’s Loss To Australia At World Cup

It was India v/s Australia at the Women’s T20 World Cup held in Melbourne on Sunday and the country was left disappointed after India lost to the Aussies by 85 runs (184-99), reports News18. It was heartbreaking to see the Indian cricketers in tears, especially the extremely talented 16-year-old Shafali Verma whose performance has been nothing but laud-worthy in the tournament.

According to a report by India Today, as footage of a tearful Shafali Verma being consoled by captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol was seen by people across the country, supportive messages started pouring on social media. People took to Twitter to express how Shafali’s achievements at a mere age of 16 deserve immense respect and asked her to “chin up”.

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Cricketer Smriti Mandhana spoke about how Shafali should hold her head high even after their defeat.

“Shafali and I were standing almost together when we were receiving our medals. She was in tears. I told her she had to be really proud of the kind of campaign she’d had. When I played my first World Cup at the age of 16, I couldn’t hit the ball 20 per cent of what she can hit. She has to be really proud of the way she played,” Smriti said.

Despite their loss to Australia, team India has made us extremely proud with their performance. Let this defeat only be a learning experience and may team India come back stronger next time!

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