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WHITE FERNS captain Sophie Devine will take a break from domestic cricket and return home immediately to prioritise her well-being.
The decision, made by Devine this week after receiving professional advice, will mean she misses both the remainder of her Dream11 Super Smash season with Wellington, as well as her 2025 Women’s Premier League commitments with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Liz Green, NZC‘s Head of Women’s High Performance Development, said Devine was departing for home with her full backing.
“Player well-being is paramount to us – it takes precedence over everything else,” said Green.
“Sophie’s had excellent support from the New Zealand Cricket Players Association and from our own high performance unit staff, and everyone agrees this is the best option available.
“The most important thing for NZC is that Sophie has a decent break, receives good support and care, and is fit and well before returning to professional cricket.”
Green said Devine’s decision was supported by NZC, Cricket Wellington, and RCB.
A decision on Devine’s playing future will be announced in due course.
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The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
