ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 'Shafali Verma Is What Rishabh Pant Thinks He Is' - Video And Fan Reactions

Cricket fans have a field day on Saturday appreciating the raw talent of Shafali Verma while also sharing decrepitating comments on Rishabh Pant as two Indian talents produced contrasting performances at the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia and Test match in New Zealand respectively

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Updated on: 29 February 2020 3:36 pm

Two prodigious Indian cricketers have contrasting outings on Super Saturday. In Australia, 16-year-old Shafali Verma continued to rock, helping Indian Eves beat Sri Lanka but, in the neigbhouring country New Zealand, Rishabh Pant produced a listless performance in the second Test. (More Cricket News)

In a blistering knock against Sri Lanka, Verma hit 47 off 34 balls with the help of seven fours and a six to power India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final group match. The win helped the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side top Group A with four wins from four.

What highlights of her knock here:

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Another day, another ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ¤¯ knock from Shafali Verma ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ¥@oppo Clear in Every Shot | #T20WorldCup | #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/JBJQzCetLR
— ICC (@ICC) February 29, 2020

But, 22-year-old Pant could manage only 12 runs from 14 balls as India failed to post a big total in the first innings against the Kiwis.

And one tweet pretty much summed up the contrasting fortunes of two youngsters: "Shefali Verma is what Rishabh Pant thinks he is".

Shefali Verma is what Rishabh Pant thinks he is
— Shubham (@TheDalotCross) February 29, 2020

Here are others:

Is se badiya to men's Tim me Shefali verma ko shamil kr lo profmance thodi to acchi hogi #TeamIndia
— Umesh jain (@Umeshjain7) February 29, 2020

Virendra Sehwag > Shefali Verma > Prithvi Shaw
— Vijay Singh ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ®ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ³ (@ivjaysingh) February 29, 2020

We should have a mixed gender cricket team and include Shefali Verma in place of #RishabhPant #RishabhPant
— satya narayana (@satyana54776206) February 29, 2020

One day, Shefali Verma will make Women Cricket popular like Sachin did for Men Cricket. For the first time I have watched the Women Cricket match over Men Cricket Match just because of @TheShafaliVerma . Keep it up , you are going to introduce the beauty of Women Cricket. So ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
— LAXMIKANT DHAYAGODE (@im_laxmikant) February 29, 2020

#shefaliverma plays like you @virendersehwag - a ball is there to be hit only - a rare talent to be nurtured.... https://t.co/5WZ7AeCqDW
— Sanjay TilakðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ®ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ³ (@santilak) February 29, 2020

@hotstartweets viewers at the stage when Shefali Verma was batting were 1.1 million for INDvsSL at Women's T20 World Cup and 250k for INDvsNZ test match. @BCCIWomen
— Tarun Tiwari (@tea_tiwary) February 29, 2020

#NZvIND #RishabhPant
Fans , coaches , teammates giving tips and requesting to play a responsible knock

Rishab pant : pic.twitter.com/OQXIxYxV3L
— doctorhumour (@humourdoctor) February 29, 2020

Dhoni don't take more exam of #RishabhPant,now he is also ready to declare himself.
Team India is incomplete without you.@msdhoni #INDvAUS #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/CVs2OQdd6y
— daksh (@Daksh_7781) February 29, 2020

ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂLord #RishabhPant finding new ways to get himself out.. Where is saha¿¿ @indvsnz pic.twitter.com/bRM3QM1aOk
— Swapnil Gondule (@swapyy15) February 29, 2020

While Indian eves are already in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, men's team are fighting to salvage pride in New Zealand.

At the draw of bails on Day 1, the hosts were 63 without losing a wicket in reply to India's 242 all out. India need to win the match at Hagley Oval to level the two-match series.