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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born
March 25, 1992 (33 years)
Birth Place
Singapore
Nickname
Lanning
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium

TEAMS

Australia Women, Melbourne Stars Women, Perth Scorchers Women, Supernovas, Trent Rockets Women, Delhi Capitals Women, London Spirit Women, Oval Invincibles Women, UP Warriorz Women

ICC RANKINGS

FormatCurrent RankBest Rank
Test----
ODI--1
T20I--1

SUMMARY

-Meg Lanning's inspiration, quite unsurprisingly, is Ricky Ponting
-Lanning always was so good with the studies
-She played for her school boy's team (during her 7th grade) and was the only girl to do that
-Made her debut at the age of 18, won 3 World Cups in her first 4 years of intl cricket
-Lanning, aged 21, became the youngest Australian captain in 2014
-After 2017 WC semi-final exit, Lanning suffered a shoulder injury
-The injury kept her out of action for nearly 8 months
-Post her return, Lanning said she felt like an outsider in her own team
-Reason? Lanning never got dropped since her debut and lacked the perspective of an outsider
-That experience taught her being empathetic towards her team-mates and improved conversations
-Lanning doesn't believe in planning too much ahead of the game
-After winning gold in CWG (August 2022), Lanning took indefinite break from cricket
-The break helped her reset goals and feel normal after all the incredible highs
-World Cup wins under Lanning's captaincy (2018, 2020, 2023 - T20, 2022 - ODI)
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