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(L)Sophie Devine(credit:Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)(R)Merissa Aguilleira(WICBMedia/Randy Brooks of BrooksLatouche Photography)

27/02/2017 GMT

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BBC World Service - The Conversation, Cricketers

Star cricketers from New Zealand and the West Indies discuss the women's game.

Can cricket ever shake off its image as a man's game? Two women cricketers from Trinidad and New Zealand talk about how they're trying inspire others to take up the game.

Talented women cricketers from the West Indies and New Zealand chat to Kim Chakanetsa about how they've gone from playing cricket with the boys as kids to record-breaking achievements with their teams.

Merissa Aguilleira is from Trinidad and plays for the West Indies women's side. As well as a six year stint as team captain, Merissa contributed to their success in becoming Twenty20 World Champions in 2016. Her achievements seem all the more impressive when you realise that she only started playing 'real' cricket at 16, and initially her instinct was to run away from the hard ball! She talks about the importance of breaking down stereotypes by being unafraid to boast about women's achievements.

Sophie Devine is Vice Captain of the White Ferns, New Zealand's women's team. She also plays in the Australian Women's Big Bash League, and says the popularity of women's cricket there is going through the roof. As a Type 1 diabetic, Sophie says her condition has never been a barrier to sporting success, and she truly believes in the power of sport to change lives.

(L) Sophie Devine (credit: Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images) and (R) Merissa Aguilleira (WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography)

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