Suji BatesOne of one New ZealandThe most famous women cricketers are closing in two decades at the highest level. With 171 ODIs and 177 T20I named after her, she has created a heritage as one of the finest all -rounders in women’s game. Between 2012 and 2018, a former full -time captain, Bates, depicted in the nine T20 World Cup and is preparing for its fifth ODI World Cup later this month.
Nevertheless, despite his brilliant career, 36 -year -old still recalls a milestone: a Test match appearance. New Zealand women last played a Test in 2004 England In Scarborough, Bates made his international debut 19 months ago. Since then, she has become the highest run-scorer in women’s T20I and is third behind Odis. Mithali Raj And Charlotte EdwardsBut the prestigious Test cap is absent from his remarkable career.
Suji Bates expresses his desire to play the longest format
For Bates, the absence of Test cricket in his career has always been a source of longing. Referring to the case, he felt “jealous” to other nations while watching women’s tests, especially ashes.
“The feeling of not doing a test is the same as I jealous. When I see women’s ashes or even men’s test cricket and listen, people call it the most difficult format, it wants to experience it. Bates told Espncricinfo.
Although she understands logical and political challenges around schedules of women’s tests, Bates confessed that if she came before retirement, she would be ‘on the moon’.
“But I understand decisions and politics many times, but as a player I like, ‘I like the taste of how I will handle that mental and physically.’ Added Bates.
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Taking inspiration from Virat Kohli’s Test cricket vision
Bates also inspired superstar Virat KohliUsing your words to underline the importance of format, long thoughts on Test cricket. Kohli has often described tests as the pure and most difficult form of the game, where a cricketer’s skills, nature and flexibility are fully tested. Echoing it, Batses explained that if the young New Zealand players get the opportunity to play four or five-day tests in situations like India where the ball revolves fast and patience is important-The lessons received will be away from the 20-over competition. By implementing Kohli’s example, he insisted that Test cricket still has an important role in shaping full cricketers, even in the dominated era of limited overs formats.
“I just think for the future of the game-I feel that Virat Kohli said while talking about it that you still learn the most about the game and where you are tested and if the young player, if a young player, if a young New Zealand player gets four or five-day Test matches in the situations in India, then it is known that you can’t do more than 20-games.” Explained to Bates.
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