World Cup ke bade manch par jab aapka sabse bada match-winner bahar ho jaye, to kisi bhi team ki saansein atak jati hain. Magar England Women ki kahani kuch alag hai. Nat Sciver-Brunt calf injury ki wajah se agle do matches se bahar hain, lekin English camp mein matam nahi balki ek ajeeb sa sukoon hai. Kyun? Kyunki unke paas Charlie Dean jaisa shatir dimag hai jo captaincy ki kamaan sambhalne ke liye bilkul taiyar hai.
To Hua esa hai ki:
T20 World Cup ke ghamasan mein England ka samna ab Scotland se hone wala hai. Sabko laga tha ki Nat Sciver-Brunt ki gair-maujudgi team ko backfoot par dhakel degi, lekin Sophie Ecclestone ne saaf kar diya hai ki Charlie Dean ke under puri team calm aur confident mehsoos kar rahi hai. Nat Sciver-Brunt ko Ireland ke khilaf match ke dauran purani chot phir se ubhar aayi, jo unhe tournament se pehle bhi pareshan kar rahi thi. Ab wo Scotland aur West Indies ke khilaf hone wale ahem muqablon mein nazar nahi aayengi.
World ki number one T20 bowler Sophie Ecclestone ne kaha ki Charlie Dean ke liye ye koi naya kaam nahi hai. Wo pehle bhi India aur New Zealand ke khilaf series mein captaincy kar chuki hain aur wahan unhone dikhaya tha ki wo pressure ko kaise handle karti hain. Ecclestone ke mutabiq, Dean ka captaincy style bilkul Nat jaisa hi hai, isliye team ko adjust karne mein koi dikat nahi ho rahi. Ye ek Masterclass planning hai jahan backup captain pehle se hi puri tarah se groomed hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Charlie Dean ne haal hi mein India ke khilaf 2-1 se T20I series jeeti thi, jo dikhata hai ki wo bade matches ki khiladi hain.
- Scotland ki team ko halke mein lena bhari pad sakta hai, kyunki unhone West Indies ko pichle match mein kadi takkar di thi.
- Left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon, jo pehle England ke liye khelti thi, ab Scotland ki taraf se apni purani team ke raaz kholne ko taiyar hain.
- Rachel Slater ne pichle match mein 5.75 ki economy se bowling karke dikhaya hai ki unhe hit karna aasan nahi hoga.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye boss, paper par England bahut strong hai, lekin Nat Sciver-Brunt ka na hona waisa hi hai jaise biryani se meat gayab ho jaye. Charlie Dean ne India ko hara kar apni kabliyat prove ki hai, ismein koi shak nahi. Lekhin World Cup ka pressure alag hota hai. Scotland ke paas khone ko kuch nahi hai aur unki bowling unit kaafi disciplined lag rahi hai. Agar Scotland ne early wickets chatkaye, to England ko "Calm" rehne mein mushkil ho sakti hai. Magar hamara manna hai ki England ki depth unhe bacha legi. Ye team "Group of Opportunity" ka pura fayda uthayegi, jabki padosi mulk Pakistan to abhi tak yehi samajhne mein laga hai ki batting karni hai ya bowling!
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