Harmanpreet Kaur avoided commenting on Shafali Verma's exclusion for the West Indies series, leaving fans speculating about the young batter's future amid India's struggles with consistency in their batting lineup.

When skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, was asked to comment on the matter, she flatly refused to speak on the exclusion of Verma for T20Is against West Indies despite the right-handed batter being second highest run-scorer this year.

Ahead of India's first T20I game against West Indies, Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur shared her thoughts on India's heavy defeat in ODIs against Australia and also backed uncapped players to shine in the upcoming white-ball series at home.

Shafali Verma, dropped from the India ODI squad, has the full backing of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur despite the youngster absent from the series against Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur refused to comment on the exclusion of Shafali Verma for T20Is against West Indies despite the right-handed batter being second highest run-scorer this year.

Shafali Verma was not picked for India's three-match ODI series against Australia after a poor run of form. Shafali has scored only 108 runs in six innings in ODIs this year. However, captain Harmanpreet Kaur has backed the opening batter to come good.