{"id":5375,"date":"2023-02-02T06:02:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T06:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/south-africa-give-marizanne-kapp-leave-after-wife-dane-van-niekerk-left-out-of-t20-world-cup-squad\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T06:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T06:02:58","slug":"south-africa-give-marizanne-kapp-leave-after-wife-dane-van-niekerk-left-out-of-t20-world-cup-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/south-africa-give-marizanne-kapp-leave-after-wife-dane-van-niekerk-left-out-of-t20-world-cup-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa give Marizanne Kapp leave after wife Dane van Niekerk left out of T20 World Cup squad"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kapp is the first woman to take a hat-trick for South Africa in a T20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

South Africa have given Marizanne Kapp “compassionate leave” after her wife Dane van Niekerk was left out of the country’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Van Niekerk was omitted<\/span><\/a> for February’s tournament, which South Africa is hosting, as she failed “to meet the minimum criteria for fitness”. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kapp will miss the final T20 of a triangular series against India.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Emotional couple of days, I am a wife FIRST and then a cricketer,” Kapp <\/span>said on Twitter<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Thank you CSA [Cricket South Africa] for affording me the opportunity to be home to support my wife and see the family, as I mentally refresh and prepare for the T20 World Cup. It has always been my biggest honour to represent my country.”<\/span><\/p>\n

South Africa coach Hilton Moreeng said: “The leave was granted so she can come back ready to play. She is part of the World Cup [and] she is committed to the World Cup cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

“She needed a break for compassionate leave and it was granted to her because we felt we are very happy with the form she is in, as far as her skills are considered.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Cricket South Africa said all-rounder <\/span>Van Niekerk did not achieve the required time for a two-kilometre run.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

She posted a message on social media to say that she was “absolutely broken” after her omission.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kapp, 33, and Van Niekerk, 29, made their international debuts together during the 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are both set to feature in the auction for the Women’s Indian Premier League (WPL), which is expected to take place at the beginning of February.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘South Africa are a worse team without her’<\/h3>\n

England bowler Kate Cross, who is part of their 15-player squad for the World Cup, and former spinner Alex Hartley discussed the issue on the latest <\/span>No Balls podcast<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hartley, who was part of the 2017 World Cup-winning squad, said South Africa “are a worse team without her”. <\/span><\/p>\n

She added: “Whether she’s fit or not she’s a very, very good player and I just think if you want to win the World Cup you want to support your players and put out the best XI.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Cross said: “Women in general find it harder to keep fitness levels than men do, we would have to keep ticking over a lot more than men do because that’s just how it works in our anatomy. We’ve got it harder and that’s not an excuse. We lose fitness quicker.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She also said if she went through a similar issue she would not want people to find out about the specifics in the media, and said fitness targets “are a fine line” and the “two-kilometre is quite unrealistic in cricket because you don’t run for more than 15 seconds”. <\/span><\/p>\n

“That’s probably your very baseline fitness which I fully believe you have to have,” said Cross<\/span><\/p>\n

“If it affects your injuries which then affects the team then it becomes an issue and that’s where fitness needs to be tailored to the individual. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I also think that cricket fitness, like fit for purpose in cricket, looks very different to being fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

“When I’m at my best cricket wise, I’m bowling fit and can bowl 12 overs on the bounce, but if I did a two-kilometre run it probably won’t be my best.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There’s that fine balance between the skill and are you fit for purpose for that team and if you can do that role.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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