Sophie Devine has been appointed as the captain of New Zealand women’s team with Amy Satterthwaite taking over as the vice-captain.
Last season Devine was made captain on an interim basis on the absence of Satterthwaite who was on maternity leave. At the beginning of 2020, Devine led the White Ferns in the T20 World Cup who failed to reach the knockout stage.
After being appointed a full-time skipper, Devine said, “It’s a huge honour and privilege to be awarded the WHITE FERNS captaincy. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as captain over the past season. It was challenging results-wise at times, but I feel we are moving in the right direction as a team, both with our cricket and our team culture.”
Devine will undertake the full-time responsibility next week when New Zealand will start their split-squad training camps. “I’m very much looking forward to working with Amy who has an exceptional cricketing brain and I feel we can form a strong leadership partnership in combination with a well-established leadership group.”
The Head Coach of New Zealand women’s side welcomed the new captain and told, “Sophie is a strong leader, she has her own style and knows what she wants from herself and the team. It’s a testament to her ability as a leader that her performance with the bat last summer went to a new level. She leads with her actions and the team responds well to her leadership style.”
Bob Carter further opined that the partnership between Sophie Devine and Ami Satterthwaite would be beneficial for the team. “Amy is on the comeback to cricket after giving birth and she is progressing really well. Having her experience, knowledge and leadership working alongside Sophie is only going to benefit the team.”