Purani England captain ke liye ek aur chot ka jhatka, World Cup mein khelna ab mushkil
Former England women’s cricket captain Heather Knight ko bada jhatka laga hai, unko 2025 ka poora home international summer aur The Hundred miss karna padega, kyunki unki right hamstring mein serious tendon injury ho gayi hai. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ne 29 May, 2025 ko confirm kiya ke ek MRI scan mein yeh chot dikhi, jo unhone West Indies ke khilaaf Chelmsford mein teesre T20I mein unbeaten 66 off 47 balls khelte waqt uthayi thi. Yeh chot, jo unko doosre innings mein fielding se rok diya, ek purani hamstring problem ka hissa hai jo 2013 Women’s Ashes se unko pareshan kar rahi hai. Is wajah se ab unka ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup mein khelna, jo 29 September, 2025 se India mein shuru hoga, khatre mein hai.
Knight ka na khelna England ke liye badi chinta ki baat hai, khaas kar jab team naye coach Charlotte Edwards aur captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ke under nayi shuruaat kar rahi hai. Knight, jo 2024 ke tough season—jisme Ashes mein 16-0 se haar aur T20 World Cup mein group-stage exit hua—ke baad captaincy chhod chuki thi, ne abhi bhi apni batting se dhamaka kiya tha. West Indies ke khilaaf T20I series mein unki unbeaten 43 aur 66 ne dikha diya tha ke woh team ke middle order ke liye kitni important hain. Lekin ab yeh “significant tendon injury” unko West Indies ke khilaaf teen-match ODI series (jo 30 May se Derby mein shuru hogi), India ke khilaaf teen T20I aur teen ODI (June aur July mein), aur London Spirit ki The Hundred title defense (5 August, 2025 se) se door rakhegi.
ECB ne Knight ke recovery ka koi pakka timeline nahi diya, lekin ummeed hai ke 34 saal ki yeh player World Cup ke liye, jo 26 October ko Mullanpur mein final ke saath khatam hoga, fit ho jayegi. Knight England women’s medical team ke saath aur check-up karengi taaki rehab plan ban sake. Unki jagah England ne 20 saal ki all-rounder Alice Capsey aur pace bowler Lauren Filer ko bulaya hai, jo abhi knee injury se wapas aayi hai, West Indies ke khilaaf ODI squad ke liye. Yeh naye players ke liye mauka hai, lekin Knight ke experience aur form ko replace karna asaan nahi hoga, khaas kar jab World Cup itna important hai, jo Edwards ke coaching ka pehla bada test hoga.
Knight ka hamstring ka masla pehle se chala aa raha hai. 2013 mein unhone yeh chot uthayi thi, jisse unko seam bowling chhodkar off-spin shuru karni padi. Haal hi mein West Indies T20I series mein bhi woh dard ke bawajood khelti dikhi, aur Chelmsford mein unka dard ke saath batting karna Sky Sports Cricket ki Lauren Winfield-Hill ne bhi taarif ki, kaha ke Knight ne apni “worth prove kardi” despite captaincy chhodne ke. Lekin is baar ki chot itni serious hai ke World Cup ke liye unka fit hona mushkil lag raha hai. England ka naya leadership ab squad depth banane pe focus karega, jisme Capsey aur Filer jaise players ko mauka milega, lekin sabki nazar Knight ke recovery pe hai taaki woh India mein World Cup ke liye team ke saath ho sake.
