Updated On: 06 March, 2021 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Shafali is part of the T20 squad that will play three games against South Africa. "India would not have made the final if it wasn`t for Shafali. It made perfect sense to include her in the ODI team also. She is the best you have got alongside Smriti, so why not give her a chance?

India opener Shafali Verma and Diana Edulji
Former captain Diana Edulji is surprised that teenage sensation Shafali Verma has not made the Indian women`s ODI squad for the upcoming series against South Africa after proving herself in the shortest format, including a crucial role in the team`s run to the T20 World Cup final last year.
Edulji, who was also a part of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators which ran the BCCI for 33 months, said the 17-year-old forms the best opening pair in the country alongside Smriti Mandhana and her not getting a chance in the ODI format was surprising to say the least.