Cricket ki duniya mein jab Australia ki baat hoti hai, toh dabdaba aur dominance dimaag mein aata hai. Lekin Gqeberha mein jo hua, usne pure cricket world ko shock kar diya hai. South Africa ke khilaaf dusre Test mein Kangaroos ki batting aisi bikhri ki puri team mahaj 99 runs par dher ho gayi. Yeh wahi team hai jo apne aap ko world beater kehti hai, lekin Proteas ki pace ke aage inki technique ki pol khul gayi hai.
The Guru Gyan Coverage:
Gqeberha ke maidan par South Africa ne woh kar dikhaya jo aksar dekhne ko nahi milta. Australia ko follow-on ke liye majboor hona pada, aur 1988 ke baad se yeh sirf teesra mauka hai jab kisi team ne Aussies ko follow-on diya hai. Coach Andrew McDonald ne match ke baad saaf kaha ki woh is performance ko defend nahi kar sakte. Unka manna hai ki team ne bohot saari galatiyan ki aur South Africa ke bowlers ne unki kamzoriyon ka pura fayda uthaya.
Pehli innings mein 99 par out hone ke baad, Australia ne dusri innings mein thoda dum dikhaya jab score 100 par 1 tha. Lekin phir wahi purani kahani: Marnus Labuschagne ek ganda shot khel kar mid-on par catch de baithe aur wahan se momentum phir se South Africa ke paas chala gaya. Travis Head 87 par unbeaten hain aur unpar hi ab saari umeedon ka daromadar hai. Steven Smith ko neck injury ki wajah se batting order mein neeche aana pada, lekin coach ne confirm kiya hai ki woh final day par batting karenge.
Yeh downfall achanak nahi aaya hai. Haal hi mein Australia ko Bangladesh ke khilaaf Darwin mein har ka samna karna pada tha aur World Test Championship final mein bhi South Africa ne unhe dhoya tha. Saaf dikh raha hai ki jab ball thoda bhi move karti hai, toh inke star batters ke paas koi jawab nahi hota.
Analysis & Numbers
- Australia sirf 99 runs par bundle out ho gayi, jo unke stature ke hisaab se sharmnaak hai.
- 1988 se lekar ab tak yeh sirf 3rd time hai jab Australia ko follow-on khilaya gaya hai.
- Marco Jansen ne tabahi machate hue 5 for 33 ka figure darj kiya.
- Australia abhi bhi 170 runs peeche hai aur unke 4 bade wickets gir chuke hain.
- Cameron Green ki wapsi ki khabar hai, lekin woh as a specialist batter hi khel payenge kyunki unhe abdominal strain hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, Australia ka ghamand hamesha unki batting rahi hai, lekin ab wahan darar dikh rahi hai. Andrew McDonald bhale hi kahein ki woh players ko 'hang out to dry' nahi karenge, par sach toh yeh hai ki Australia ki technique pace aur bounce ke saamne fail ho rahi hai. Agar Travis Head ne kal koi chamatkar nahi kiya, toh Cape Town jaane se pehle Australia ke pass self-reflection ke liye bohot kuch hoga. Hamari team India ne inko unke ghar mein haraya tha, aur ab South Africa unhe unki aukat dikha rahi hai. This is the end of the Australian aura as we knew it!
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