Japan me jhanda gaadte hue gold medal apne naam karne ke baad, ab India ki nazar West Indies ke khilaf hone wali 5-match T20I series par hai. Lucknow ka Ekana Stadium tayaar hai ek dhamakedaar muqable ke liye, jahan India apni dominance barkarar rakhne utregi.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Asian Games me Pakistan ko dhul chatakar gold lene wali squad ke 12 players yahan Lucknow pahunch chuke hain. Lekin sabse bada sawal ye hai ki kya young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ko XI me jagah milegi? Asian Games me unhone Abhishek Sharma ke saath opening ki thi, lekin ab Ishan Kishan ki wapsi ne equation badal di hai. Sanju Samson ne halanki Japan me thoda thanda perform kiya tha, lekin Afghanistan ke khilaf unki back-to-back fifties unhe race me aage rakhti hain.
Doosri taraf, West Indies ki team New Chandigarh me jeete gaye ODI se momentum lekar aana chahegi. Unhone Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell aur Romario Shepherd jaise tabaahi machane wale players ko bulaya hai. Unka record India me kuch khaas nahi raha hai, pichle 10 matches me sirf ek baar jeet naseeb hui hai, lekin T20 format me inka palda kabhi bhi bhari ho sakta hai.
Bowling ki baat karein to Jasprit Bumrah ki gair-maujoodgi me Arshdeep Singh attack lead karenge. Lucknow ke local boy Mayank Yadav aur Prince Yadav ke beech kadi takkar hai, jabki spin department me Kuldeep Yadav ki wapsi taya lag rahi hai kyunki Ravi Bishnoi ka form Asian Games me upar-neeche raha tha.
Analysis & Numbers
- Ishan Kishan is saal T20Is me 1000+ runs banane wale duniya ke akle batter hain, aur Ekana me unka average 66.57 ka hai.
- West Indies ne India me pichle 10 T20Is me se sirf 1 match jeeta hai.
- Akeal Hosein apna 100th T20I khelne ke liye tayaar hain, wo aisa karne wale chauthe West Indian honge.
- India ab tak Ekana Stadium me ek bhi T20I match nahi haari hai.
- Shimron Hetmyer ne CPL 2026 me 197.31 ke strike-rate se 367 runs banaye hain, jo India ke liye khatre ki ghanti hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, paperwork par India bahut zyada strong hai. West Indies ke paas power to hai, lekin India ki bowling aur especially Ishan Kishan ka Lucknow se purana rishta unhe clear favourite banata hai. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ko shayad thoda intezar karna pade kyunki India is waqt seniors aur form wale players ke saath koi risk nahi lena chahegi. India ye match aaram se nikaal legi agar Shimron Hetmyer ka toofan jaldi shaant kar diya gaya to.
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