Litchfield to lead Sydney Thunder in WBBL

The eventual fate of Australian authority will get an opportunity to sparkle in this season's WBBL with Phoebe Litchfield name Sydney Thunder and Annabel Sutherland taking over forever from Meg Lanning at Melbourne Stars. At 21, Litchfield will be most youthful full-time skipper in WBBL history as she proceeds with her fast movement. She has been selected in front of Britain chief Heather Knight who drove the side last season however enters the WBBL on the rear of the injury she supported at the T20 World Cup and will likewise miss the last option phases of the current year's opposition because of a visit through South Africa. "It's a gigantic distinction to be named skipper of Sydney Thunder," Litchfield said. "I've grown up playing for this club and gaining from a few extraordinary pioneers, so to now have the valuable chance to lead such a gifted gathering of players is truly invigorating. "We have an incredible blend of involvement and youthful crude ability, and I'm truly anticipating the test of captaining the side this season." Litchfield made her Thunder debut matured 16 and has scored 1212 runs in 67 matches at a normal of 24.24. Last season saw an eminent expansion in her strike-rate as she made 309 runs at 130.37. "Phoebe becoming skipper of Thunder simply feels right," Thunder senior supervisor Trent Copeland said. "She's young, however her involvement with the game makes this a characteristic movement. Phoebe has forever been experienced past her years, and her authority characteristics have been apparent from the second she joined Thunder. "We've seen Phoebe flourish under tension, whether it's for Australia On the planet Cup or in key minutes for Thunder. She's an incredible pioneer, both by character and as a visual demonstration, and we are eager to see her step into this job." Close by Knight, Litchfield will actually want to approach the experience of Chamari Athapaththu, Hannah Darlington (who drove Roar as a substitute chief matured 19), Shabnim Ismail and Sammy-Jo Johnson close by mentor Lisa Keightley.