Cricket ki duniya mein jab baat India ki aati hai, to bade-bade surmaon ke paseene chhoot jaate hain. Khaas taur par jab muqabla India ki sarzameen par ho. Lekin West Indies ke head coach Daren Sammy ne ek bada bayaan dekar mahool garam kar diya hai. Sammy ka maanna hai ki aane wali ODI series unki team ke liye sirf ek muqabla nahi, balki ek aaina hai jo batayega ki woh kitne paani mein hain.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Darasal, West Indies ki team pichle 24 saal se India mein koi bilateral series nahi jeet payi hai. Yeh sunne mein hi thoda ajeeb lagta hai ki ek zamane ki world champion team do dashakon se zyada waqt se yahan taras rahi hai. Daren Sammy ne saaf kaha hai ki agar aapko ICC ka koi bhi bada event jeetna hai, to India ko unhi ke ghar mein harana sabse badi seedhi hai. Unka poora focus ab ODI World Cup Qualifiers par hai, jo agle saal hone hain.
Kyunki West Indies direct qualification se chook gayi hai aur filhal ranking mein number 10 par baithi hai, isliye unke liye har match ab do-or-die jaisa hai. Sammy ne khushi jataai hai ki ab sirf Shai Hope par poori team nirbhar nahi hai. Amir Jangoo aur Sherfane Rutherford jaise players ne bhi apna jalwa dikhana shuru kar diya hai. Bowling department mein Alzarri Joseph ki wapsi aur naye wristspinner Vitel Lawes ka naya talent unhe umeed de raha hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- 24 saal se West Indies ne India mein koi bilateral ODI series nahi jeeti hai.
- ICC Rankings mein West Indies filhal number 10 par hai, jo unke stature ko suit nahi karta.
- 19 saal ke wristspinner Vitel Lawes ne apne debut mein hi 5 matches mein 8 wickets lekar sabko hairan kiya hai.
- India vs West Indies series ODI World Cup 2027 ke qualifiers ki taiyari ka hissa hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Sammy bhai, jazba achha hai lekin reality check bhi zaroori hai. India ko unke ghar mein harana mazaak nahi hai. West Indies ka talent beshak badh raha hai, lekin hamari Team India ki bench strength hi itni tagdi hai ki kisi bhi opposition ko dher kar de. Chalo, kam se kam West Indies ladne ki koshish to kar rahi hai, warna hamare padosi desh Pakistan ki team to bina khele hi internal politics mein clean sweep ho jati hai. West Indies ke liye yeh series "Assessment" kam aur "Survival" ki jung zyada hai. Hum to yahi kahenge: All the best Sammy, lekin India ke khilaf jeetne ke liye sirf umeed nahi, Masterclass performance chahiye hoti hai.
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