Sarah Tsukigawa named New Zealand women’s coach

Former New Zealand all-rounder Sarah Tsukigawa has been appointed as their new national coach for women’s cricket. She played 42 ODIs and 19 T20Is during a five-year international career that began in 2006 and ended in 2011. Tsukigawa will work with New Zealand head coach Ben Sawyer. Her role will include selecting players not only for the national team but also for those just below that level in the women’s cricket track. New Zealand are preparing to host Australia in two weeks before heading to the United Arab Emirates for the Women’s T20 World Cup. The squads for both these assignments will be announced on September 10 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.”I’ve always wanted to get involved in women’s cricket again and give back to the game that has given me so much,” Tsukigawa, who was the captain. , and later assistant coach and selector, at Otago, he said. She held the latter two positions while continuing her career as a teacher in Dunedin. Tsukigawa was part of the New Zealand team that played in the 2009 T20 World Cup final. She also represented them in the ODI World Cup in the same year. “Clear communication is an important part of selection and I feel I can bring that, along with my experience as a player,” she said in the NZC release. “I have a lot of faith in this current group of White Ferns and the path that is being developed to produce the White Ferns of the future.” NZC Head of Women’s High Performance, Liz Green, explained that the Women’s National Selector will be responsible for identifying talent across the women’s track and succession planning – which could immediately come into play with Sophie Devine’s decision to step down as T20I captain after the upcoming World Cup. However, Devine is keen to retain a leadership role in ODIs. “Sarah has a clear passion for identifying and developing talent,” said Green. “She has a unique skill set with her experience as both a player and a selector, so she brings an understanding of the selection process from both perspectives.
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