England vs India Women’s Test: Shafali Verma a die-hard fan of Sachin Tendulkar, who bats like Virender Sehwag

India’s teenage batting sensation Shafali Verma has broken several records during her Test debut against England in Bristol. The 17-year-old opener became the first Indian and youngest woman from any other country to surpass the fifty-run mark in both innings of her Test debut, with 96 and 63.

Sachin Tendulkar's final Ranji Trophy match turned out to be a most unlikely passing of the baton. In 2013, when Sachin played his last Ranji Trophy match against Haryana at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli, Haryana, a nine-year-old sitting on her father's shoulder was chanting 'Saachin, Saachin!' The girl was Shafali Verma!