5 women cricketers who play like their male counterparts

#4 Dane van Niekerk and Shane Warne

Dane van Niekerk is all too similar to Shane Warne

South African women’s team captain Dane van Niekerk – with her easy flowing action, unprecedented success at the top-most level and captivating personality – is all too similar to legendary Australian leg spinner Shane Warne.

When you look at van Niekerk running in to bowl, that insignificant jump, that almost deceptively lethargic action, that twinkle in the eye – everything reminds of Warne. She has the ability to churn out an entire array of deliveries without any change of action or release point, again, like Warne.

Moreover, if her leg spin weren't enough for the opposition team to contend with, van Niekerk is known for playing dogged Warne-like knocks in the lower middle order. She is also a brilliant captain both on and off the pitch, something that Warne showed he was very much capable of.