Indian star batter Shafali Verma is optimistic that Indian women's cricket is on an upward path and will expand further as the team looks to add more trophies and medals.

Shafali played a pivotal part in helping the women's team successfully defend their gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan. Shafali emerged as the tournament's leading run-getter; she scored 188 runs at an average of 188 and a strike rate of over 200.