Follow UsDani Gibson, the 23-year-old all-rounder from England, made her debut in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after West Indian big-hitting all-rounder Deandra Dottin injured herself out of Gujarat Giants’s first-ever Eliminator in the league.
Gibson, who began her cricketing journey from the English county of Gloucestershire at the young age of just 13, has already played in the Hundred and won the recent edition of England Cricket Board’s biggest women’s cricket competition with the London Spirit team.
Notably, Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma was also a part of the trophy-winning team, where Gibson scored a quick-fire nine balls 22 and changed the course of the final at the Lord’s to help the Spirit win their maiden title in the competition.
England skipper Heather Knight then applauded the youngster for her “bravery” and said that it’s precisely the attitude she’s looking for her English players to have in T20 cricket. Gibson batted five for the Spirit in the Hundred and is a competent ball hitter who can also play tacky shots without flinching an eyelid.
She was deservingly part of England’s T20 World Cup and Ashes squads. English county Somerset recently signed her, and she will also travel to Australia for England's A women’s tour.
Before becoming a full-time cricketer, Gibson used to work as a waitress in a pub. In a video released by the Gujarat Giants, she said that she didn’t really enjoy it. She idolises Andrew Flintoff, as he was her first cricketing hero. She also has a tattoo on her ankles that says, “I don’t like cricket. I love it.”
Interestingly, she is also an active content creator and regularly uploads vlogs about her cricket career on her YouTube channel.
Gibson has played 22 T20Is for England and has 10 wickets in 18 innings at an economy of 7.36. She has also scored 147 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 124.57.
Her record is much better in the Hundred, where she has 20 wickets at an average of 28.35 and 411 runs at a strike rate of 147.31. She has also featured for the Adelaide Strikers in the Women’s Big Bash League. She plays for the Western Storm in the English domestic competition.