When Charlotte Edwards was a girl, she decided that when she grew up she would play for the England men's cricket team. She dreamed of doing so not because she wanted to break boundaries but because she didn't realise that there was an England women's team. As a youngster she played mixed cricket with boys and it wasn't until she saw the '93 Women's World Cup final on TV, with England lifting the trophy, that she thought, in her own words, 'I want to do this and I will do this". Edwards has since gone onto be one of the greatest female cricketers of all time, captaining England to a string of victories.
KP's switch hit is a game changer
As late as 2008, the reverse sweep was considered a risky shot, used sparingly even by more adventurous batsmen. So when England's Kevin Pietersen switched hands during a one-dayer against New Zealand just as the bowler was releasing the ball, he sent shockwaves across the sport. The audacious shot meant switching from being a right-handed to a left handed batsman in the blink of an eye, opening up a new, profitable means of run-scoring. Since then other batsman have created further unorthodox shots but KP was the pioneer.
