Ek taraf toh yeh sunke thodi si nirasha hoti hai—New Zealand ki yeh sherni, jo cricket ke maidan par dhaak jamati thi, ab 50-over ke format mein nahi dikhegi. Kya baat hai, ek aur bada naam chala gaya, aur White Ferns ke fans ke dil mein ek khali jagah chhod gaya. Par kya yeh sach mein ek bura samachar hai, ya iske peeche kuch naya aur roshni bhara future chhupa hai?
Devine, jo 152 ODI matches mein 3,858 runs aur 101 wickets ke saath ek all-rounder ke roop mein chamakti rahi, ne apne career mein kaafi kuch haasil kiya. Unki 8 ODI centuries aur ek T20I century unki batting ki kabiliyat ka saboot hain. Yeh stats dekho:
| Khiladi | Matches | Runs | Average | Centuries | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Devine | 152 | 3,858 | 31.87 | 8 | 101 |
| Suzie Bates | 162 | 5,716 | 40.83 | 13 | 75 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 145 | 4,639 | 38.66 | 7 | 50 |
Devine ka yeh faisla shayad thoda hairaan kare, kyunki 35 saal ki umar mein bhi woh team ke liye ek dumdaar khiladi hain. 2022 Commonwealth Games mein bronze medal aur pichhle saal T20 World Cup jeetne mein unki captaincy ka bada haath tha. Par yeh bhi sach hai ki ODI format ka future thoda sa sawalon ke ghere mein hai, aur shayad Devine ne socha ki ab T20I mein apni energy lagana behtar hai. Unka casual playing agreement unhe T20I ke liye available rakhega, jo ek tarah se chhoti teams jaise New Zealand ke liye ek badi baat hai.
Ab thodi baat New Zealand ke perspective se. White Ferns kabhi bhi Australia ya India jaisi powerhouse teams ke barabar nahi rahi, lekin Devine jaisi khiladi ne hamesha unhe ek alag pehchaan di. Jab 2011 mein Australia ne India ko ODI World Cup final mein haraaya, tab Devine ka contribution chhota nahi tha, bhale hi New Zealand final tak na pahunchi. Unki aggressive batting aur clever bowling ne bade teams ke naak mein daam kiya. Ab jab woh ODI se hat rahi hain, toh ek naye leader ki zarurat hogi. Kya koi nayi khiladi, jaise Lea Tahuhu ya Amelia Kerr, unki jagah le sakti hai? Yeh ek bada sawal hai.
Devine ka yeh nirnay ek naye daur ka aagaz bhi ho sakta hai. Unki retirement ke baad, White Ferns ke paas mauka hai ki woh apne young talent ko aage laaye. Amelia Kerr, jo abhi 24 saal ki hai, ne 78 ODIs mein 2,012 runs aur 97 wickets liye hain. Woh ek aisi khiladi hai jo Devine ke jaise all-rounder ban sakti hai. Iske alawa, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) ka support bhi ek achha sanket hai, jaisa ki Devine ne khud kaha: “Main NZC ka shukriya ada karti hoon ki unhone mujhe ek aisa rasta diya jisse main abhi bhi White Ferns ke liye kuch de sakti hoon.”
Lekin ant mein ek baat dil ko chubhti hai. Kya Devine ka yeh faisla ek tarah se yeh dikhata hai ki ODI cricket ka charm ab kam ho raha hai? Jab Glenn Maxwell jaisa bada naam bhi ODI se retire kar chuka hai, aur Rohit Sharma jaisi shakhsiyat ke future par sawal uth rahe hain, toh shayad yeh format sach mein apni chamak kho raha hai. Devine ka sanyaas ek shandaar career ka ant toh hai, lekin shayad yeh bhi ek ishara hai ki cricket ka future T20 aur Test formats mein hi zyada dikh raha hai. Kya White Ferns is badlaav ke saath taal mel baitha payengi? Yeh waqt hi batayega.
