19.09.2025 #Part 2  of Behind the Stats First, imagine a national game played in near silence. Karachi. The night before a women’s match, police stand outside two sisters’ home. Morning comes and the stadium is ringed with thousands of officers. Spectators aren’t allowed in. The players walk out anyway. They play anyway. When the last ball is bowled, the sisters board a plane and leave the country for their own safety. It almost sounds like fiction. It wasn’t. The spark at Lo

#Part 7 of the Spotlight Series 24.10.2024 Breathe. The whirlwind is over. The final ball has been bowled, the cheers have faded, and the...

#Part 6 of the Spotlight Series 20.10.2024 As I sit here and prepare for what could be the most heart-wrenching final I’ve ever watched,...

#Part 5 of the spotlight series 10.08.2024 During the pre-series media shoot for the Australia-New Zealand bilateral series, Alyssa Healy...

#Part 4 of the spotlight series 15.09.2024 There are moments in life when something you thought you were already passionate about deepens...

#Part 3  of The Spotlight Series 09.09.2024 When I think of Marizanne Kapp, I don’t just see a cricketer—I see raw passion and fierce energy in its purest form. You can’t miss the fire in her eyes, that unshakeable determination she brings every time she steps onto the field. Some players have the skill, others have the heart, but Kapp has both. She’s the kind of player who gives you everything, every single time. You feel her presence—her intensity—whether she’s bowling that

#Part 2 of The Spotlight Series 27.08.2024 Whenever I get the chance to choose a topic for school or uni projects, I always find a way to...