New Zealand captain Sophie Divine will retire from ODI cricket after the ODI World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka this year. However, she will continue to play in T20 International cricket. Sophie announced this on Tuesday. Before the Central Contract List arrives, the retirement announced his retirement from the ODI, the 35 -year -old Divine announced its retirement from the ODI a day before the Central Contract List of 17 women players from New Zealand. They will no longer be part of the Central Contract Group. The Divine will captain the team in the World Cup and after that a new ODI captain will be appointed before the domestic season. ODI career was started at the age of 17, Divine’s 19 -year -old ODI career started in 2006 at the age of 17. He is second in New Zealand’s women’s list of women playing ODIs and is ranked fourth in the list of run -makers. By the end of the World Cup, she can reach the third position, leaving behind Debbie Hawkley by completing 4000 runs. He has eight ODI centuries in his name, which is the second highest among the women of New Zealand after Bates. In the second place for New Zealand to take wickets in ODIs, she is also second in the list of most wickets in the women’s ODI of New Zealand and is among the two players who took more than 100 wickets with Lee Tahuhu. Many foreign leagues will also continue to play Divine T20I wants to play in cricket, as they have many foreign franchise contracts. He said, ‘This is the right time for me to move back slowly. I am grateful to the support of New Zealand cricket, which I can contribute to White Ferns. I am fully dedicated to this group and will give my best in the next six to nine months. High performance chief Liz Green said- 20 years of great New Zealand Cricket Women’s High Performance Head Liz Green said, ‘Sophie has given Saofi about 20 years to White Fernce. We fully support her decision and are happy that she will be connected to us under T20 format. ________________________ स्पोर्ट्स की यह खबर भी पढ़ें… विमेंस वर्ल्डकप का शेड्यूल जारी, 5 अक्टूबर को भारत-पाकिस्तान मैच:30 सितंबर से शुरू होगा टूर्नामेंट, इंडिया 12 साल बाद मेजबानी कर रहा इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट काउंसिल (ICC) ने विमेंस वनडे वर्ल्ड कप 2025 का शेड्यूल जारी कर दिया है। According to this, the teams of India and Pakistan will be face to face on 5 October. The match will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The tournament will begin on 30 September 2025. Full news
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Sophie Divine retire from ODI: World Cup 2025 will be the last tournament; Focus on T20 and franchise cricket
