Meet Shafali Verma, 15-year-old Girl Who Broke Her Idol Sachin Tendulkar's Record

15-year-old Shafali Verma is making headlines for all right reasons. This young girl recently became the youngest Indian to score a half-century in international cricket. With this historic win, Shafali broke her idol Sachin Tendulkar's record.

Sachin Tendulkar made this record when he was 16. He made his first half-century against his first test match against Pakistan.

Shafali who opens for India scored 73 runs in 49 balls with her stellar performance. Not only did she break Sachin's record but she also broke Rohit Sharma's record by becoming the youngest Indian to score a 50 in T20.

This is not the first time Shafali has made history. Earlier this year, she became the youngest women cricketer to debut for India.

BCCI tweeted her big win. The tweet read, "The explosive 15-year-old Shafali Verma scored her maiden half-century in the first T20I against West Indies Women today in St Lucia. Shafali is the youngest Indian ever to score an int'l fifty👏🏾👏🏾 #TeamIndia."

The explosive 15-year-old Shafali Verma scored her maiden half-century in the first T20I against West Indies Women today in St Lucia. Shafali is the youngest Indian ever to score an int'l fifty👏🏾👏🏾 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/O2MfVdNBOv

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) November 10, 2019

Shafali Verma's Journey

She was just 9 when she headed to Bansi Lal Stadium in Haryana to watch a match with her father. It was the fan in her who couldn't stop chanting Sachin in the stadium. Before she joined the academy, she used to practice with her brother and father.

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When she was 13, Shafali represented Haryana U-19 team. In an interview, she once shared that it was her father's dream that she plays at the international level. She said, "It was my father who trained me in the beginning. It was my dream as well as my father's that I should play for India at the international stage."

Do you know, Shafali was not given admission in Rohtak's cricket academy since she was a girl. She dressed as a guy to enroll herself.

Who knew that a girl who was refused admission in the academy would go on to making such a big record!

Shafali's coach, Ashwani Kumar saw her brilliance way before. In an interview, he said, “She was just nine when she came to our Ram Narain Academy and the girls were no match for her. So I started playing her with the U-19 boys. She used to take the U-19 bowlers to the cleaners."

Shafali's coach also shared that a lot of people are stunned to see her batting, she has a fearless approach. He also feels that Shafali has natural talent just like Sachin Tendulkar.