Julia Chibhabha

"You can never say it’s too early to dream,The earlier you start dreaming, the earlier you are inclined to start working hard."

"When I heard the news I was watching one of the men’s Logan Cup games and had to go online to verify, as I couldn’t believe it"

"Watching cricket has become a routine of mine lately, as it helps me to see and hear how the guys are doing"

"I watch a lot of games and listen to as many people as possible to hear their views on cricket, whether it be the men or women’s game"

"ersonally, this is what I was looking forward to when I started playing cricket, and also this was what we were aiming to achieve as a team during my day"

"Test cricket is the holy grail of cricket, and every player aspires to play"

"Over the last couple of days, I have realised that we go through different phases and in each opportunity or phase, there are certain challenges that you face that will make life easier for the next generation"

"You will realise that some of the girls that are playing right now may not get to fully enjoy this status, and those that come some five or ten years later may"

"The hope is that by the time the future generation starts playing, we will have developed further and will be playing and competing against some of the top sides regularly"

"Everyone has a part to play"

"Having this status means more game time"

"I played mine and hope to continue contributing in my new role as convener of selectors"

"“A lot of groundwork will definitely need to be done in terms of school, provincial and club cricket"

"Ideally, I would like a scenario where we have something like two senior sides, namely the Lady Chevrons and an emerging side, while we also have active age-group sides"

"This will make it easier for gradual progression, and the obvious beneficiary will be the national side"

"I am quite excited by the appointment and would like to think my history in cricket and sport in general substantiated the position"

"I am looking forward to see how we can grow and develop the game of cricket to as many girls and women as possible, obviously with more game time and exposure to the sport"

"I am happy and humbled that my input to the game has been worthwhile, having pioneered in different aspects like captaining, coaching and now as convenor of selectors"

"It was ideally to equip the Under-19 players for the qualifier and the World Cup"

"The six senior players were deliberately chosen to mentor on batting, bowling, general mannerism and confidence building"

"A player like Mugeri-Tiripano has a huge presence on the field and we are hoping the youngsters will feed off her and learn a lot"

"Mugeri-Tiripano and Mupachikwa were chosen to help the batters, especially the top-order batters, while our top bowler Nkomo will mentor the bowlers, with Dhururu and Mupachikwa mentoring the wicketkeepers"

"Dhururu will captain just as she did at Kwibuka because she was able to help the Under-19s go through the tournament and helped build their confidence"