David George Trist, jo 22 September 1947 ko Christchurch, New Zealand mein paida hua, 29 May 2025 ko 77 saal ki umar mein apne hometown mein chal basa. Ek purana pace bowler aur bada hi respected cricket coach, Trist ne New Zealand cricket pe apni chhap chhodi, khas karke jab woh 1999 se 2001 tak Blackcaps ke head coach the aur team ko pehla global title, ICC Knockout Trophy (ab Champions Trophy) 2000 mein dilaya. Unki maut se cricket walo mein shok ki lahar hai, aur New Zealand Cricket (NZC) ne dukh jatate hue unke family aur doston ko sympathy dikhayi.
Chhoti si Playing Career
Trist ka cricket safar shuru hua Canterbury ke liye ek right-arm fast-medium bowler ke roop mein, jahan unhone 1968 se 1982 tak 24 first-class matches aur 6 List A matches khele, aur first-class mein 57 wickets liye. Unhone 1972 mein Melbourne Cricket Ground pe Victoria ke khilaf New Zealand ke liye ek match bhi khela. Playing career thik-thak thi, lekin coaching mein jaake unhone asli dhamaka kiya.
Duniya Bhar mein Coaching ka Danka
Khelne ke baad, Trist ne coaching shuru ki aur kai continents pe kaam kiya. Unki pehli badi jeet thi South Africa ke Eastern Province ko 1989 Currie Cup jitaana. Unhone Hong Kong ko 1997 ICC Trophy mein, Netherlands aur Auckland ko bhi coach kiya, phir 1999 mein Steve Rixon ke baad New Zealand ke national coach bane. Unka alag-alag jagah ka experience unhe ek global vision deta tha.
Sabse Bada Moment: 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy
Trist ka coach banne ka sabse bada moment tha October 2000 mein Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground pe, jab unhone Blackcaps ko pehla global white-ball title, ICC Knockout Trophy, jitaaya. Tournament mein New Zealand, jo underdog tha, ne Zimbabwe aur Pakistan jaise bade teams ko haraaya, aur final mein India ko chitt kiya. Chaar wicket se jeet mein Chris Cairns ne zabardast unbeaten century maara. Trist ne 2017 ke ESPNcricinfo interview mein Cairns ke khel ko “unki sabse badi innings” kaha, aur bataya kaise unhone match ka momentum badla. “Hume laga hum kar sakte hain, aur karna hi hai,” Trist ne kaha, team ke jazbe ko dikhaate hue. Yeh jeet New Zealand cricket ke liye ek bada moment tha, jo baad mein 2021 World Test Championship tak chala.
Trist ne tournament ke baare mein kaha, “Bhale hi sirf teen matches the, lekin bade sakht the: Africa mein Zimbabwe, aur hum underdogs ne world cricket ke do powerhouses ko fair ground pe haraaya – yeh one-day cricket finals ka ek bada upset tha.” Yeh jeet Trist ke team mein confidence jagane ki kabiliyat ko dikhaati hai, jismein Cairns, Roger Twose aur Adam Parore jaise bade players the.
International Coaching ke Baad ka Safar
2001 mein, jab Trist ko laga unhone team ko jitna le jaana tha le gaye, unhone New Zealand coach ka post chhoda. Phir bhi, unhone cricket ko apna yogdaan jaari rakha. Christchurch ke Old Collegians Cricket Club mein coaching director rahe, aur India aur England mein bhi naye players ko guide kiya. Itna sab karne ke bawajood, Trist ek simple aadmi rahe, hamesha spotlight se door. 2017 ke ek interview mein unhone kaha, “Cricket ne mujhe bahut kuch diya, aur main iska shukrguzaar hoon.”
Apne aakhri saalon mein, Trist Christchurch ke paas Banks Peninsula pe ek farm pe rahe, jahan unhone Charolais cattle breed kiye aur apni biwi Christine, jo Parkinson’s disease se joojh rahi thi, ka khayal rakha. Unhone cricket dekhna chhod diya tha, aur kaha ki unhone saalon se poora match nahi dekha.
Ek Yaadgaar Legacy
David Trist ka cricket pe asar sirf trophies tak nahi tha. Unki badi personalities ko handle karne aur confidence jagane ki kabiliyat unhe alag banati thi. Woh ek mentor aur cricket ka marketer tha, jise peers aur players ne yaad kiya. Canterbury cricket aur Hong Kong jaise jagah pe unka international impact bhi yaad rakha jayega.
New Zealand Cricket ne kaha: “NZC ko yeh sunkar bada dukh hai ki former Blackcaps coach David Trist ka Christchurch mein kal dehant ho gaya, umar 77 saal. Ek purana Canterbury aur New Zealand pace bowler, David ne 1999 se 2001 tak Blackcaps ko coach kiya, aur is dauraan unhone Nairobi mein ICC Champions Trophy jeeta.” Unka legacy 2000 ki jeet aur unke coach kiye kai players mein hamesha rahega.
David Trist ki zindagi dedication, himmat aur chupke se excellence ke peeche bhagne ka saboot hai. Jaise unhone kaha, cricket ne unhe kayi guna lautaya, aur unka yogdaan New Zealand cricket ke itihas mein hamesha chamakta rahega.
