35 saal ki umar mein, ek stress fracture aur knee injury ke baad, unka yeh “comeback” thodi si hasi mazak jaisa lagta hai. World Cup 2025 ko unhone apna aakhri maidan banane se inkaar kar diya, aur ab Australia A ke saath India A ke khilaaf August mein khelengi. Yeh kya, retirement ki baatein chhodkar ab woh home summer mein India ke khilaaf multi-format series khelne ka plan bana rahi hain? Thodi si overconfidence, ya phir sach mein junoon?
Healy ka safar asaan nahi raha. Pichle saal T20 World Cup ke finals chhode, WBBL season jald khatam hua, aur New Zealand ke ODIs bhi miss kiye. Phir bhi, woh kehti hain ki March se fit hain. Unki himmat ki daad deni padegi! 2024 T20 World Cup mein, Healy ne 37 run banaye the Pakistan ke khilaaf, par ek foot injury ne unhe retire hurt hone pe majboor kiya. Phir bhi, unka junoon unhe World Cup 2025 ke liye taiyaar kar raha hai, jahan Australia back-to-back jeet ka sapna dekh raha hai—ek aisa record jo 40 saal se kisi ne nahi banaya.
Yeh series India ke liye bhi koi chhoti baat nahi. Harmanpreet Kaur ki team, jo 2024 T20 World Cup mein Australia se 9 run se haar gayi thi, badla lene ko beqaraar hogi. India ki taraf se Deepti Sharma aur Smriti Mandhana jaise khiladiyon ne apni chamak dikhayi hai, aur yeh series unke liye ek mauka hai apne aap ko sabit karne ka. Australia ke paas Beth Mooney aur Tahlia McGrath jaise stars hain, par India ka dum bhi kam nahi.
Player Stats Comparison (Recent Performances)
| Khiladi | Matches | Runs | Average | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Healy (AUS) | 4 (WBBL 2024) | 20 | 5.0 | – | – |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (IND) | 5 (T20 WC 2024) | 154 | 77.0 | – | – |
| Deepti Sharma (IND) | 5 (T20 WC 2024) | 68 | 22.7 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Tahlia McGrath (AUS) | 5 (T20 WC 2024) | 100 | 33.3 | 3 | 6.2 |
Healy ki wapsi Australia ke liye ek bada boost hai. Unka leadership aur wicketkeeping ka tajurba team ko majbooti deta hai. Jab Meg Lanning ne 2023 mein retirement liya, Healy ne kaptaani sambhali aur team ko naye uchaiyon tak le gayi. Unki yeh jidd, ki woh World Cup mein har match khelenge, unki mehnat aur lagan ko dikhati hai. India ke liye yeh series ek chance hai apni kahani likhne ka, khaaskar jab Australia jaisi badi team ke khilaaf khelna ho.
Lekin, thodi si chinta bhi hai. Healy ki injuries ka silsila kab rukega? Kya woh sach mein World Cup ke bhari workload ko jhel payengi? Aur agar India ne apna A-game khela, toh kya Healy ka yeh sapna toot jayega? Bas yeh dekhna hai ki maidan mein kiska jadoo chalta hai.
