Cricket

This week on She Speaks Sport, I am joined by Brazilian cricketer Roberta Moretti Avery. Roberta has enjoyed a decade of playing professional cricket, representing Brazil for nine years and called up to be part of the Fairbreak tournament in 2022 and 2023.
On the show, we talk about the state of cricket in Brazil, the growth and equality at every level of the game between men and women. Roberta’s also shares about the phenomenal way in which Fairbreak has changed lives for women. And she also gives us insight in to that special moment where her compatriot Laura Cardosa took the wicket of Danni Wyatt and how tears flowed on the field.

Today on She Speaks Sport, I am joined by powerhouse coach Dinesha Devnarain. She is the women’s national academy head coach, the first woman to have a high-performance coaching job at Cricket South Africa and she led the Fairbreak Warriors to the tournament win as assistant coach in Hong Kong this year.

Together, Dinesha reflects on the journey of her life in cricket, and how her overarching mission is to have an impact on others that leaves them in a better space than they were before. As a coach, we discuss her coaching philosophy of “making better people, before making people, better cricket players.”

On She Speaks Sport this week, I am joined by Stacey – Lee Hercules who was the strength and conditioning coach for the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural WPL tournament this year.

In this episode Stacey gives us a glimpse through the eyes of a coach, at the winning team in this years WPL. We also discuss what it felt like to be at the games, the future growth of the WPL, and the surprise call that saw her joining the support staff at the Mumbai Indians. We talk WPL, women’s cricket and so much more! Stacey’s excitement, joy and experiences are all so tangible in this conversation, so if you are feeling WPL withdrawals, we have just what you need right here.

On She Speaks Sport this week, I am chatting with the phenomenal Proteas batter, Tazmin Brits.
Tazmin is a top-order batter whose exciting partnerships with Laura Wolvaardt at the top of the order, always excite spectators. She was once the junior world champion for javelin before suffering a horrific car crash that broke her pelvis in four places and left her hospitalized for 3 months. Today, she is a powerhouse on the cricket pitch and even won player of the match in the semi–final T20 World Cup against England.

On the pod, we go deeper into Tazmin’s personal journey with cricket, the downside of social media as a sportsperson, the values she holds most dear, and the importance of inspiring the younger generation of girls who dream of playing sport.