Dattani: Asian girls able to overcome ‘power’ shortfall

By Jon Batham
ASIAN female cricketers should stop playing the genetics card according to Naomi Dattani.
Middlesex Ladies’ 50-over skipper has moved to challenge former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir’s contention that the smaller stature of Asian women puts them at a disadvantage in the game’s shorter formats.
Mir suggested during last year’s World Cup, that the disparity between her side and others in power hitting was: “In part, definitely genetic,” before continuing, “We’re not that heavily built and athleticism or spo...

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