“Meg’s an absolute superstar, and if I could be half as good as what she’s done for the game then I’d be pretty stoked,” Sutherland said. “It’s been pretty cool, especially as a Victorian, to play alongside her, play under her when she’s been captain and learn from the way she’s gone about it.”
Sutherland took a break from the women’s Indian Premier League after the rigours of the Cup immediately followed by the WBBL, and said she was looking forward to seeing Molineux in action after she was announced as Alyssa Healy’s captaincy successor.
“She’s an outstanding leader from what I’ve seen in the Victorian set-up, and I know the Renegades girls can’t speak highly enough of her,” Sutherland said. “Most importantly, she’s just an outstanding person, and she has an ability to bring people together.
“People want to be around her, she’s got great energy and, most importantly, brings the best out of people. She’s been able to do that without being captain or vice-captain in the last couple of years. She has a presence about her, and I can’t wait to see the way she’s going to take this group forward.”
As for the lack of a set-piece awards night, Sutherland said there would still be celebrations provided the Australians could beat India in the opening game of their T20 series at the SCG later on Sunday.
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“It’s pretty tough to find that date,” she said. “It looked different. Still, [it was] special to have BC there and do it in front of the team.
“It’d be nice to get the whole Australian cricket world together to celebrate, but it wasn’t to be this year. Hopefully we can celebrate with a win tonight and have a couple quiet ones in the change room after, that would be nice.”
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