'It's time to win the senior World Cup now': Shafali Verma to Richa Ghosh after winning Under-19 WC title

Abb senior World Cup title jeetna hai, Richa" (Richa, it's time to win the senior World Cup title now) - a smiling Shafali Verma said while putting her hand around Richa Ghosh's shoulders. The duo, who were part of India's victorious u-19 World Cup team were in Ahmedabad, for a few hours on Wednesday, to attend their felicitation ceremony. They are now on their way back to South Africa, the venue for the senior women's T20 World Cup, which starts on February 10.India are scheduled to play Pakistan on February 12. India's victorious women's U19 team, led by Shafali were felicitated by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and the BCCI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The India Under-19 team defeated England by 7 wickets in the title clash to win the inaugural edition of the tournament.

"Shafali led from the front. She injected confidence into the team. She always said 'chinta mat karo, hum jeetenge' (Don't worry, we will win). She said this before every match. Her words encouraged us to do well," Wicket-keeper batter Richa told TimesofIndia.com from South Africa before boarding the flight to Ahmedabad.

Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh (Image credit: Richa Ghosh's Twitter handle)"We have won the World Cup title. I have no words because the feeling of being a World Cup winner is yet to sink in. It is our first ad I am sure the future India teams will carry on the winning run," an excited Richa said. Such was India's domination that they lost just one match in the entire u-19 World Cup. After beating South Africa in the opening game by 7 wickets, thanks to an unbeaten 92 off 57 balls by leading run-getter of the tournament Shweta Sehrawat, India pummelled the UAE by 122 runs and then crushed Scotland by 83