Covid-19: Ek Shap ki Tarah ya Varadan?
Duniya ke liye jo samay ek badi musibat tha, South Africa ke naye sensation Connor Esterhuizen ke liye wahi samay ek ‘Saving Grace’ sabit hua. Apne maiden tour (pehla daura) par aaye is wicketkeeper-batter ne bataya ki kaise lockdown ne unhe cricket chhodne ke faisle se wapas kheench liya.
Jab Cricket Chhodne Ka Soch Liya Tha
Esterhuizen ne Wellington mein press conference ke dauran purani yaadein taaza karte hue kaha, “Covid mere liye bahut zaruri tha. School ke antim dino mein mujhe wo teams nahi mil rahi thi jinke liye main koshish kar raha tha. Main confuse tha ki kya cricket waqai mere liye hai ya main professional level par khelne ke layak hoon ya nahi. Covid ne mujhe khel se ek zaroori break diya, jisne mujhe phir se focus karne mein madad ki.”
Lions Se Lekar Proteas Tak Ka Safar
School ke baad, Esterhuizen ne club aur university cricket se apni jagah banayi. 2022 mein Lions ke liye provincial debut karne ke baad, unhone piche mudkar nahi dekha. Aaj wo South Africa ke top-order mein ek maza hua khiladi ban chuke hain. Unhone SA20 franchises jaise MI Cape Town aur Pretoria Capitals ke liye bhi apne hunar ka parcham lehraya hai.
Pressure aur Scrutiny: Seekhne Ki Prakriya
New Zealand ke khilaf is series mein, Esterhuizen ne utaar-chadaav dekhe hain. 4th T20I mein unki shandaar 57 runs ki innings ne bataya ki unme dum hai. Coach Shukri Conrad (Shuks) ki salaah par baat karte hue unhone kaha, “Coach ne hum newcomers se yahi kaha tha ki international level par pressure aur scrutiny (jaanch-parakh) ko face karna padega. Ye khel hi ‘failures’ (nakamiyon) ka hai, aur humein seekhna padega ki kaise in sab ko handle kiya jaye.”
Bhavishya Ki Raah
24 saal ke is yuva khiladi ka safar abhi shuru hua hai. Series ab 2-2 ki barabari par hai aur Christchurch mein hone wala final match decide karega ki kiska palda bhari rahega. Esterhuizen ke liye ye tour sirf runs banane ka nahi, balki ek bade future ki taiyari hai.
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