Former South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk has announced her retirement from international cricket. She was left out of the squad for last month’s Women’s T20 World Cup after failing to meet the minimum criteria for fitness.

The 29-year-old said she was “absolutely broken” by that decision.

Announcing her retirement, Van Niekerk said: “It has been the greatest honour to lead and represent my country. I am incredibly blessed to have led the team through its transformative years.

“I look back on my career fondly and have made incredible memories.

“Often the journey can be lonely, painful, and emotional, but would not change it for anything. I’m grateful for what this game has given me.”

Her wife and teammate Marizanne Kapp was granted compassionate le??ave ahead of the T20 World Cup before returning to the squad, which eventually finished as the runners-up after losing to Australia in the finals.

It was Kapp who first gave the hint of Van Niekerk’s retirement when she tweeted an “End of Era” message on Saturday followed by the ex-South Africa skipper sharing an Instagram ?story suggesting her time in the international game was done.

“You have to accept that some chapters in our lives have to close without closures,” Van Niekerk captioned her post. “There is no point in losing yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay broken.”

The couple has shared several messages since then. On Thursday morning, Kapp wrote, “heart breaks” for her wife, who “deserves so much better,” while Van Niekerk tweeted “that’s all,” alongwith a heartbroken emoji.

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— Danevn81 (@Danevn811) March 16, 2023

Van Niekerk, who is currently representing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, played 194 international matches for South Africa across all formats and was the first Proteas bo??wler to claim 100 scalps in ODIs for the Rainbow Nation.

Source: WomenCricket.com

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Former South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk was perplexed after Australian broadcaster ‘Fox Sports’ wrote a story about her with a controversial headline. Van Niekerk took to her official Twitter handle to call the publication out for referring to her as a ‘fat-shamed star’ in the headline regarding the all-rounder’s retirement from international cricket.

The publication wrote the article with the controversial title, “Meant to stay broken’: Fat-shamed cricket star to retire after 2km cut-off controversy.”

This naturally didn’t go down well with Van Niekerk as she questioned the publication on their weird headline. She took to Twitter and wrote, “Excuse me?? Fat shamed?? Are u serious??”

Excuse me?? Fat shamed?? Are u serious??//t.co/ioFw4k1kjB

— Danevn81 (@Danevn811) March 14, 2023

Notably, Van Niekerk had shared a cryptic post on her Instagram story a few days ago, which hinted that she had decided to hang her boots. Later, her teammate and wife, Marizanne Kapp, confirmed the development.

“You have to accept that some chapters in our lives have to close without closure. There is no point in losing yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay broken,” Van Niekerk had written on Instagram.

“Sometimes it feels like I am the one who’s retiring, just so heartbreaking. We’ve grown up in the South Africa team. It was difficult to hear the decision. She seems in a better place mentally, and that’s what matters,” Kapp had said.

Van Niekerk is currently plying her trade in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, where she is part of the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but she has yet to make her debut in the 20-over showpiece event. The Bangaluru-based franchise will play their next fixture against UP Warriorz on Wednesday, March 15. RCB have lost all their five games so far, and their chances of qualifying in the playoffs are quite difficult. It will be interesting to see if Van Nieke?rk will get the debut cap.

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Former captain of the South Africa women’s cricket team Dane van Niekerk has decided to hang her boots from internation?al cricket.

Her teammate and wife, Marizanne Kapp, confirmed the news after Gujarat Giants (GG) versus Delhi Capitals (DC) match at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in Mumbai on Saturday, March 11.

“Sometimes it feels like I am the one who’s retiring, just so heartbreaking. We’ve grown up in the South Africa team. It was difficult to hear the decision. She seems in a better place mentally and that’s what matters,” said Kapp.

Earlier in the day, Niekerk shared a cryptic post on her Instagram account, saying: “You have to accept that some chapters in our lives have to close without closure. There is no point in losing yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay broken.”

One of the shrewdest captains in women’s cricket, Van Niekerk’s decision to retire comes a month and a half after her non-selection in the Proteas squad for the T20 World Cup last month. According to the selectors, Van Niekerk failed to pass the fitness test of a 2km training run by 18 seconds and was, therefore, left out of the squad. In her absence, Sune Luus led the South African team to their maiden World Cup final, which they eventually lost to Australia by 19 runs.

As far as Van Niekerk’s cricketing career is concerned, she made her international debut in 2009 against West Indies and went on to represent South Africa in 107 ODIs, amassing 2175 runs and taking 138 wickets. In T20Is, she scored 1877 runs at a strike rate of 94.94?? and scalped 65 wickets at an economy rate of 5.45 in 86 games.

The 29-year-old also played a Test match against India in Mysore in November 2014. Her?? final appearance was in an ODI versus West Indies on September 19, 2021.

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Ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, South Africa has suffered a major blow as Proteas captain Dane van Niekerk has been ruled out of th??e global showpiece event after fracturing her ankle.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) revealed the developments in a statement while announcing the 21-member squad for a training camp ahead of the ODI series?? against West Indies at home in the lead up to the multi-team tournament in New Zealand.

Van Niekerk will also be unavailable fo??r the home series against the Caribbeans. The all-rounder sustained a fracture to her left ankle after accidentally slipping on a wet surface at home last week.

“As things stand, she doesn’t require surgery but will be monitored closely. It’s a stable fracture with minimal displacement, and her recovery timeline is no less than 12 weeks,” said team doctor Tshegofatso Gaetsewe in a statement.

“Losing Dane is massive for the team and the country, we will sorely miss her leadership and all-around cricket abilities. I would like to wish her all the best with her recovery and a smooth and seamless return to the national team,” said Convenor of Selectors, Clinton du Preez.

The ODI leg against West Indies starts from January 28, while the Women’s World Cup shall begin from March 04. The Proteas will start their campaign in the global competition against Bangladesh on March 05.

Here is the Training squad of South Africa women:

Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Mignon d??u Preez, Lara Goodall, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Lizelle Lee, Sune Luus, No??nkululeko Mlaba, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Andrie Steyn, Chloe Tryon, Delmari Tucker, Laura Wolvaardt

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South? African captain, Dane van Niekerk, somehow pulled herself together and her team, post-heart-wrenching defeat in the second semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and appeared in front of the media in the post-match conference, on Thursday.

There, she went on to state that the South African team wou??ld have preferred losing in the finals rather than getting a free pass to the finals.

Her comments sparked quite a flare within the Indian cricketing fraternity as India qualified for the finals, without even? a ?ball being bowled in the knockout fixture.

“I have to give credit to the ground staff; they did absolutely ?everything to keep us in the?? park. And we are here to play cricket. I’d rather lose than get a free pass into the World Cup final,�Niekerk opined during the interaction.

England had to take the flight back to London as India held a superior position in the points table in the group stage.
Renowned commentator and ??ana??lyst Harsha Bhogle, in his recent tweet, gave a befitting reply to the statements of the South African skipper.

“Except that it isn’t your choice whether to play or get a free pass! And it isn’t really a free pass but a qualification for playing well in the group stage,â€?Bhogle suggested.

Here’s the post:

Except that it isn't your choice whether to play or get a free pass! And it isn't really a free pass but a qualification for playing well in the group stage. //t.co/VSA9n61wJd

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 5, 2020

Another section of the cricketing fraternity condemned the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s policy of not allotting reserve days for knockout fixtures in marquee tournaments such as the W??omen’s T20 World Cup.

After an eventful Thursday, all eyes are now on Sunday, March 8, which will see finalists India and Australi??a locking horns for the World T20 Title, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

India defeated Australia in the opening fixture of the tournament and also topped Group A, after winning ??all their four mat??ches at the group stage.

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The International Cricket Council on Monday announced the women’s ODI team of the year with New Zealand’s Suzie Bates named as captain of the 50-over side.

Bates’ appointment as the ODI skipper is a recognition of her contribution in inspiring her side to the second position in the ICC Women’s Championship after three rounds.

In the seven ODIs this calendar year, Bates has scored 438 runs with two centuries and a half-century. She is currently ranked seventh in the ICC Women’s Players Rankings for ODI Batters.

The 11-member women’s ODI side comprises players from seven countries, including two each from England (Tammy Beaumont and Sophie Ecclestone), India (Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav), New Zealand (Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine) and South Africa (Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp), and one player each from Australia (Alyssa Healy), Pakistan (Sana Mir) and Deandra Dottin (the Windies).

The voting academy consisted of Melinda Farrell, Melanie Jones, Lisa Sthalekar (all Australia), Charlotte Edwards, Kalika Mehta (both England), Anjum Chopra, Sn?ehal Pradhan (both India), Lesley Murdoch (New Zealand), Urooj Mumtaz (Pakistan), Natalie Germanos (South Africa), Alan Wilkins (Wales) Ian Bishop (West Indies).

ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year (in batting order):

1. Smriti Mandhana (India)
2. Tammy Beaumont (England)
3. Suzie Bates (New Zealand – captain)
4. Dane van Niekerk (South Africa)
5. Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
6. Alyssa Healy (Australia – wicketkeeper)
7. Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
8. Deandra Dottin (Windies)
9. Sana Mir (Pakistan)
10. Sophie Ecclestone (England)
11. Poonam Yadav (India)

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The first test between India and Sri Lanka ended in a draw but India captain Virat Kohli would be pretty happy with the result.

On Day 1, Kohli was dismissed for a duck in overcast conditions on a green pitch and India, despite Cheteshwar Pujara‘s gritty fifty and some lower-order resistance, crashed to 174 all out. Sri Lanka then piled up 294 before the hosts suffered a further setback, losing key wickets on the fifth day.

Kohli led his team from the front in the second innings ??that allowed India to take a commanding 230-run lead as Sri Lanka were set 231 to win at the Eden Gardens.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami picked qui??ck wickets as the visitors lost seven wickets after dominating the first half of the match.

But, the match finally ended in a draw as the umpires told both the teams that light was no longer good t??o play.

However, South Africa women’s cricket team’s captain Dane van Niekerk seemed too impressed with Kohli’s captaincy and showered praise for the Indian skipper on Twitter.

“Still think Virat Kohli is one amazing captain. So much criticism regarding the match. As a captain you never think about yourself. Always what’s best for the team. #anotherlivinglegend”, Dane van Niekerk wrote in her post.

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India Women’s captain Mithali Raj has moved up one place to occupy the number one spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters.

Ellyse Perry of Australia and Amy Satterthwaite of New Zealand a??lso jumped one place each to be at second and third spots while Meg Lanning of Australia has dropped?? from first to fourth after missing the series against England due to injury. Mithali has 753 points, while Perry and Satterthwaite are on 725 and 720 points respectively.

ICC Women’s ODI batter rankings

Among bowlers, Jhulan Goswami?? remained on the second spot with 652 rating ??points, behind Marizanne Kapp (656) of South Africa.

ICC Women’s ODI bowler rankings

Meanwhile, defending champion Australia’s 2-1 victory over England in the ICC Women’s Championship series has not only helped them garner four useful points but also regain the top spot in the women’s team rankings.

ICC Women’s ODI team rankings

Among all-rounders, Ellyse Perry tops th?e list followed by West Indies ski??pper Stafanie Taylor and South African skipper Dane van Niekerk at number 2 and number 3.

ICC Women’s ODI all-rounder rankings

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— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 3, 2017

During an ODI against West Indies in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, South African spinner Dane van Niekerk became the first player in international cricket to take four wickets without conceding any run (best across all internationals- men’s and women’s cricket included).

She broke the record of former Aussie skipper Richie Benaud, who dismissed three Indian batsmen without ??concedin??g any run in 1959.

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