Disguised boy to girl wonder: India's Verma eyes World Cup glory Shafali Verma once disguised herself as her brother to play cricket — and went on to win "man of the match and series". Now the teen sensation wants to help India win the women's Twenty20 World Cup. Verma, an attacking opener, is now in Australia for a Twenty20 tri-series warm-up for next month's World Cup — a trophy that has eluded India's women.