Unke left shin mein chot lagi hai, jo pre-tour camp ke dauraan BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) mein diagnose hui thi. Yeh chot unhe five T20Is aur three ODIs ke liye England ke khilaaf khelne se rok degi, jo 28 June se shuru hone wala hai. Shuchi ne abhi haal hi mein Sri Lanka mein tri-series ke dauraan apna ODI debut kiya tha, aur unhone apni kabiliyat se sabko prabhavit kiya tha. Unka Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy 2024 mein shandaar pradarshan, jisme unhone 18 wickets liye the, unhe Player of the Tournament ka khitaab dilaya tha. Lekin ab yeh chot unke liye ek bada jhatka hai, kyunki woh apne career ke shuruaati daur mein ek bade mauke se chook gayi hain.
Lekin is khabar ke saath ek nayi ummeed bhi jagi hai. Seasoned left-arm spinner Radha Yadav ko Shuchi ki jagah team mein shamil kiya gaya hai. Radha, jo 25 saal ki hain, apne experience aur talent ke saath team mein wapas aayi hain. Unhone 84 T20Is mein 97 wickets liye hain, jisme unka economy rate 6.62 hai. Unki behtareen performances mein 2024 mein West Indies ke khilaaf 4/29 aur Bangladesh ke khilaaf 3/14 shamil hain. Radha na sirf ek shandaar bowler hain, balki fielding mein bhi tez hain, jo team ka morale badhane mein madad karti hain. Unka yeh tour ek mauka hai apne aap ko aur bhi behtar saabit karne ka, khaas kar jab team ko ek strong replacement ki zarurat thi. Yeh yaad dilata hai 2019 Women’s T20 World Cup ka, jab Deepti Sharma ne apni off-spin se Australia ke khilaaf ek match-winning spell daala tha, aur chhoti teams ne bade opponents ko hara kar sabko hairan kiya tha. Radha bhi aisa hi kuch karne ki kabiliyat rakhti hain.
England jaisi strong team ke khilaaf khelna koi asaan baat nahi hai. Unke paas Nat Sciver-Brunt aur Sophie Ecclestone jaisi world-class players hain, jo kisi bhi team ko hara sakti hain. Lekin Indian team, jisme Harmanpreet Kaur aur Smriti Mandhana jaisi players hain, kabhi bhi chupke se jeet haasil kar sakti hai. Radha ka aana team ke liye ek boost hai, kyunki unka experience unhe pressure situations mein sambhalne mein madad karega. Yeh thodi si ummeed jagata hai ki India, chahe underdog hi kyun na ho, apne dum par kuch kamaal kar sakti hai, jaise 2017 Women’s World Cup mein unhone England ke khilaaf semi-final mein kiya tha.
Par yeh tour asaan nahi hoga. England apne home ground par khel raha hai, aur unka recent form shandaar raha hai. India ke liye yeh ek badi chunauti hogi, khaas kar jab Shuchi jaisi young talent ki kami hai. Radha ke experience ke bawajood, team ko ek cohesive unit ke roop mein perform karna hoga, warna yeh tour ek lambi haar ka silsila ban sakta hai. Shuchi ka na hona ek bada nuksaan hai, aur yeh sochne par majboor karta hai ki kya yeh chot unke naye career ko aur peeche le jayegi.
