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Amelia Kerr has been made the new captain of the New Zealand women’s cricket team. She will take over this responsibility in place of Sophie Devine. Let us tell you that Divine had left the captaincy after the Women’s World Cup 2025 held in October. Kerr has captained the team in 2 ODIs and 2 T20 matches. He has not played any test yet. Let’s take a look at this news.
Amelia Kerr expressed her happiness on getting the captaincy
Kerr expressed his happiness on getting the captaincy. NZC quoted him as saying, “My dream since childhood was to represent New Zealand and now getting the opportunity to captain my country is a great privilege for me. I follow a very good group of leaders who have captained New Zealand before me, so I do not take the responsibility lightly.”
Such is Amelia Kerr’s international career
Kerr has played 84 ODIs so far, scoring 2,304 runs at an average of 41.14 and a strike rate of 81.84. Meanwhile, he has scored 4 centuries and 10 half-centuries. On the other hand, in bowling he has taken 106 wickets. He has played 88 matches in T-20 International, scoring 1,453 runs at an average of 27.94. He has taken 95 wickets in bowling.
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