Cricket ke maidan par injuries ka saaya kabhi peecha nahi chhodta. England ki women team abhi New Zealand ke khilaaf home series ki taiyari kar hi rahi thi ki ek ke baad ek bade jhatke lagne shuru ho gaye hain. Pehle Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt bahar hui aur ab young left-arm pacer Mahika Gaur bhi pooray tournament se bahar ho gayi hain. Series shuru hone se pehle hi England ki bowling unit thodi fiki nazar aa rahi hai.
The Inner Story : Asli Maajra
Durham mein hone wale pehle ODI se pehle England ka camp kisi hospital ward jaisa feel de raha hai. Mahika Gaur, jo mahaj 20 saal ki hain, fielding session ke dauran apna baaya pair fracture kar baithi hain. Ye khabar tab aayi hai jab team pehle se hi apni regular captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ki kami mehsoos kar rahi thi, jo calf tear ki wajah se bahar hain.
Sirf itna hi nahi, batting all-rounder Alice Capsey bhi bimaari ki wajah se pehla match nahi khel payengi. Halaki Alice Capsey squad ke saath bani hui hain aur umeed hai ki woh dusre match tak fit ho jayengi. In absent players ki wajah se ab kaman Charlie Dean ke hatho mein hai, jo vice-captain se acting captain ban chuki hain. Mahika Gaur ka career abhi tak stop-start mode mein raha hai. Kabhi A-Levels exams toh kabhi side strain, kismat unka saath dene ko taiyar nahi hai.
England coaching staff ne back-up ke taur par Charis Pavely ko bulaya hai, jo domestic cricket mein aag ugal rahi hain. Warwickshire ki ye khiladi Metro Bank One-Day Cup mein tabahi macha chuki hai aur ab international stage par apna jalwa dikhane ko bekaraar hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Mahika Gaur ka ODI debut kisi Masterclass se kam nahi tha, jahan unhone Sri Lanka ke khilaaf 26 runs dekar 3 wickets jhatke the.
- Replacement player Charis Pavely ne is season 6 games mein 400 runs banaye hain, jisme unka average 100.00 aur strike rate 113.96 ka hai.
- Mahika Gaur ne England se pehle UAE ke liye 19 T20Is khele hain, jo unki versatility ko darshata hai.
- Acting Captain Charlie Dean par ab double pressure hoga: captaincy aur spin bowling lead karna.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ke liye ye series ab ek bada imtihaan ban gayi hai. Bina Nat Sciver-Brunt aur Mahika Gaur ke, unka bowling attack thoda weak dikh raha hai. New Zealand is mauke ka poora fayda uthana chahegi. Agar Charis Pavely ne apna domestic form international level par carry kiya, toh hi England is series mein dominance dikha payega. Hamari prophecy yahi hai ki ye series ab 50-50 ho chuki hai.
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