Two decades of toil & resilience: Tahuhu's tale

WHEN Lea Tahuhu landed in India for the first time with the White Ferns, it was for the 2013 ODI World Cup. Back then, the New Zealander was a tearaway quick who hit the pitch hard and rattled batting line-ups.

- GOMESH S @Visakhapatnam

On the dry pitches of Cuttack and Mumbai, Tahuhu breathed fire, taking seven wickets at 22.71 as New Zealand finished fourth in the tournament.

Twelve years have passed since. Tahuhu is in India again for yet another ODI World Cup. In her own words, the 35-year-old is no longer the tearaway quick she still runs in with the same intensity and fire, but perhaps a few yards slower. In fact, Tahuhu, Suzie Bates, and skipper Sophie Devine are deemed the designated 'grandmas' of the team, which is infused with the next generation of players.