'Naya Janm' at 38: Suzie Bates की धमाकेदार वापसी, T20 World Cup पर निगाहें!
Jab ek veteran khiladi, jo maidaan par apni
Masterclass
ke liye jaani jaati hai, chot ke baad wapasi karti hai, toh poori cricket fraternity ki nigahein un par tik jaati hain. Aur jab woh veteran kehti hai ki usne 38 ki umar mein khud ko 'almost rebirthed' kiya hai, toh samajh lo, yeh sirf ek comeback nahi, balki ek naye daur ka aagaz hai!
New Zealand
ki allrounder
Suzie Bates
, jo injury ke chalte lambe samay se bahar thi, ab poori tarah se fit hokar maidaan par lautne ko taiyaar hain. Aur unka target? Seedha
T20 World Cup
!
The Inner Story / Asli Maajra
Pichle saal November mein
Otago
ke liye fielding karte hue
Suzie Bates
ko quadriceps mein chot lagi thi. Pichle October ke
ODI World Cup
ke baad se unhone koi international game nahi khela tha. Yeh ek tendon issue tha, aur team management ne, aane wale
T20 World Cup
ko dekhte hue, unhe poora time diya recovery ke liye.
Bates
ne khud yeh baat confess ki, ki
T20 World Cup
unke rehabilitation ka ek major motivation factor tha.
Apni injury aur
50-over World Cup
mein disappointing performance ke baad, unke mann mein khayal aaya tha ki shayad ab time aa gaya hai game ko अलविदा kehne ka. Lekin, "I'm not going to lie,"
Bates
ne kaha, "it crossed my mind. But I think that lasted about a day and I got back in the gym." Unka woh
Purpose
–
South Africa series
aur aage
England tour
aur
World Cup
ke liye available hona – unhe dobara josh se bhar gaya. Unhone toh yahan tak keh diya ki Dunedin mein Tuesday ko bat, bowl aur field karne ke baad unhe "a kid in a candy store" jaisa feel hua.
Ab woh 15 March se shuru hone wali five-match
T20I series
mein
South Africa
ke khilaf action mein lautne ko taiyaar hain.
Bates
ne saaf kiya ki jab tak woh khud ko team ke liye
Contribute
karte hue dekhengi, tab tak khelti rahengi. Runs, wickets, fielding aur team ke around apna involvement – yahi unka mantra hai. Yeh unki pichle 10 saalon mein sabse lambi break thi, aur woh maanti hain ki group se door rehne ke baad training mein aane mein thodi nerves bhi thi. Lekin ab unka focus
Melie Kerr
ko captaincy mein support karna hai, both on and off the field.
Analysis & Numbers
Suzie Bates
ki yeh
T20I
mein almost ek saal baad वापसी होगी, lekin ek bilkul naye role mein. Apne 173
T20I innings
mein se sirf ek ko chhodkar hamesha top order mein batting karne wali
Bates
ab middle order mein khelti nazar aayengi.
Unki absence mein, wicketkeeper-batter
Izzy Gaze
ne
Zimbabwe
ke khilaf series mein opening ki kamaan sambhali aur 66*, 85*, 38* ke dhamakedar scores banaye. Is performance ne
Gaze
ko top par retain karne ka rasta saaf kar diya hai.
Bates
ne khud accept kiya ki yeh role change unke liye "an extra bit of motivation" hai. "When you've been doing something for so long, you can get a little bit complacent," unka kehna hai. Is naye challenge ne unhe 38 ki umar mein khud ko "rebirth" karne ka mauka diya hai.
Middle order mein batting aur bowling ka role milna unke liye
Exciting
hai. Unka
Focus
ab alag-alag roles mein international level par khud ko prove karna hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Suzie Bates
ka yeh comeback sirf ek player ki वापसी नहीं, बल्कि
New Zealand
women's cricket ke liye ek
Gamechanger
साबित हो सकता है. 38 की उम्र में नए role को Embrace करना और World Cup जैसी बड़ी स्टेज के लिए खुद को motivate रखना, यह
True Veteran Spirit
है. जब
India
ने लगातार Men's
T20 World Cups
जीते हैं, तब
New Zealand
जैसी टीम्स को भी अपना
Dominance
दिखाने का जज्बा चाहिए.
Bates
की वापसी, उनकी leadership और experience,
T20 World Cup
में White Ferns के campaign को नई दिशा दे सकती है. यह एक
Unfiltered
जोश है जो मैदान पर दिखेगा!
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