'My father had heart attack...': Star player makes shocking revelation after getting dropped from Indian team

Shafali Verma, an aggressive batter, finds herself watching her fellow players on television from home as the Indian women's cricket team continues to experience incredible success in ODI cricket. Shafali, who was thought to be a future star for the Indian women's team, was recently cut from the squad after a run of subpar play. She has, however, shown a tremendous determination to grow as a player and learn from her mistakes.

Shafali talked about how disappointed she was to be dropped and why she didn't notify her father as he had a heart attack two days before to her exclusion. Shafali is steadfast in her resolve to make a strong return to the squad in spite of this difficult situation.

"It's not easy to get over it. I didn't want to reveal it because my father had a heart attack about two days before I got dropped from the team. I hid the news from him till he got better. He was in the hospital. I told him a week later," Shafali told the Indian Express.

Since making recovery, Shafali's father has been tirelessly helping her enhance her skills in hopes of earning a spot back on the national team.

"Father knows everything. Sometimes as kids even we forget our strengths, but they don't forget," Shafali said. "He reminded me of the workouts and drills from my childhood... These are my strengths, and sometimes you need to work on them to remember how good you are at them."

Shafali has scored 527 and 414 runs in 12 games in the two domestic tournaments she has played in since being dropped. Nonetheless, the young batter is conscious of her shortcomings.

"The constant work is on areas like when deliveries don't come to my strengths, how do I take singles, how do I rotate strike, how do I build my innings. Everyone knows my strengths, but the constant goal is to mentally get smarter by learning how to build an innings better," she added.

With the ODI World Cup set for August-September this year, Shafali is eager to make her return to the Indian team. While she has been away from international cricket, she has been working hard to enhance her skills and fitness.

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