Five talking points from Women's World Cup squad

ON Wednesday, Cricket South Africa announced a 15-player Proteas Women's squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, and Independent Media’s Ongama Gewabe dissects the hot topics surrounding the squad.

- ONGAMA GCWABE

Team average age

When the World Cup squad was announced in Melrose, concerns were raised over the average age of the team, which is 29, which is also a relatively high number for any team. Seven of the 15 players, all of whom are generally starters, are above the age of 30, with all-rounder Marizanne Kapp being the oldest in the squad at 35 years of age.

Without the 17-year-old Karabo Meso, the team average becomes 30 years old. The question then becomes, how many of the seven players will still be playing in the next World Cup?

Ayanda Hlubi

It was explained that the 21-year-old fast bowler Hlubi missed out on making the squad because she offers more or less the same expertise as the quicks that eventually made the squad. Tumi Sekhukhune, who is short in stature and therefore could be hard to put away in the subcontinent, made the cut.